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Morgan is my Name by Sophie Keetch
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Camp Damascus by Chuck Tingle
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Violence, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Car accident, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Forced institutionalization, Stalking, and Gaslighting
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Graphic:
Insects! So many insects!
Bones
Sisters of the Lost Nation by Nick Medina
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Manslaughter Park by Tirzah Price
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Come Tumbling Down by Seanan McGuire
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
sad
tense
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? It's complicated
5.0
The way Seanan McGuire manages to blend reimagining classics and fairytale, while also telling a wholly original story never ceases to amaze me.
Every time I finish a Wayward Children book, I tell myself that one is my favourite and it can’t possibly be outdone, only for me to read the next instalment and be proven wrong. Come Tumbling Down is only the latest to prove that trend.
McGuire’s ability to essentially reinvent Frankenstein, but set in a world of her own creation, while also infusing elements of the nursery rhyme Jack & Jill, and tying the entire thing to all 4 previous novellas in the series… I am absolutely blown away. Tumbling, like every other Wayward Children story manages to seamlessly blend loss, grief, strength, and love into one tale, written through the eyes of children, set in worlds that maintain childhood wonder, even as the horrors of those worlds affect the children’s psyches. This series remains an absolute comfort read that I will return to over and over again.
Every time I finish a Wayward Children book, I tell myself that one is my favourite and it can’t possibly be outdone, only for me to read the next instalment and be proven wrong. Come Tumbling Down is only the latest to prove that trend.
McGuire’s ability to essentially reinvent Frankenstein, but set in a world of her own creation, while also infusing elements of the nursery rhyme Jack & Jill, and tying the entire thing to all 4 previous novellas in the series… I am absolutely blown away. Tumbling, like every other Wayward Children story manages to seamlessly blend loss, grief, strength, and love into one tale, written through the eyes of children, set in worlds that maintain childhood wonder, even as the horrors of those worlds affect the children’s psyches. This series remains an absolute comfort read that I will return to over and over again.
That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Human by Kimberly Lemming
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
every time I read one of these books, it becomes a new favourite, and this one’s no exception. Cherry & Dante are so cute, and Rebecca is such a fun addition
In an Absent Dream by Seanan McGuire
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
The Wicker King by K. Ancrum
challenging
dark
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I still don’t understand how much of the plot actually happened to the boys & how much was a hallucination…
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Violence and Abandonment
Minor: Cancer, Panic attacks/disorders, and Forced institutionalization
Tagged as schizophrenic for the hallucinations since that isn’t a tag