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219 reviews

Welkom in het rijk der zieken by Hanna Bervoets

challenging emotional inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

A Girl Made of Air by Nydia Hetherington

adventurous emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

3.0

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

emotional lighthearted sad medium-paced

4.0

This Is All: The Pillow Book of Cordelia Kenn by Aidan Chambers

challenging emotional inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This is a book hard to review and to describe. I started reading this in February, and finished it in December. I wanted to read this slow and really take my time with it. There were ups and downs in this book. Some parts took me forever to get through, others were so interesting, I couldn't stop reading. All in all it's incredible how Aidan Chambers manages to write such real characters. I really feel like I've got to know Cordelia and Will and Arry and Julie and they are my friends.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, Kidnapping, and Rape

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Pregnancy

7B by Aafke Romeijn

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

4.0

En we noemen hem by Marjolijn van Heemstra

emotional inspiring mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle

adventurous hopeful fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? Yes

Feminism, Interrupted: Disrupting Power by Lola Olufemi

challenging informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

Very informative. It gives insights into why liberal feminism is not what we need in our world and manages to put different sides and arguments against eachother before preaching which solution is best from an intersectional feminism point of view.
I found especially the chapters on sex workers and prison very interesting and eye-opening!

The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

challenging emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

En man som heter Ove by Fredrik Backman

emotional lighthearted reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide attempt