crinkledmochi's reviews
223 reviews

My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell

dark slow-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

i don’t even know how to rate this… this book was so disturbing

i feel like this book is going to haunt me for the rest of my life 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

Teacher of the Year by M.A. Wardell

slow-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual content

Minx by Sophie Lark

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Classism

King of Pride by Ana Huang

medium-paced

3.0

I wanted to like this but that last 20% kind of pissed me off 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Classism

Queen of The Dome by Amizah R

medium-paced

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Sexual content, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Classism

Forged by Magic by Jenna Wolfhart

adventurous emotional inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

3.5

It was a cute cozy read but everything gets resolved very quickly. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Child abuse, Sexual content, Blood, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

The Demon's Bargain by Katee Robert

fast-paced

2.0

Kinda boring 

Picking Peaches by Ansley B Calloway

lighthearted slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0

The middle of the book was so boring and slow, for a 200 page book I didn’t think it was take time this long to finish but…

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Ben and Beatriz by Katalina Gamarra

emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

It was alright 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Self harm, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, and Classism

The Right Move by Liz Tomforde

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

Again I do be skipping some of the sport related scenes cause I’m just not a fan but the romance is absolutely phenomenal! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Medical content, Pregnancy, and Toxic friendship