daniellearlotta's Reviews (151)

I Killed Zoe Spanos

Kit Frick

4.0

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

An Elderly Lady Is Up to No Good

Helene Tursten

5.0

adventurous fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

American Spy

Lauren Wilkinson

4.0

adventurous challenging dark slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

When No One Is Watching

Alyssa Cole

5.0

adventurous dark sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

My Year of Rest and Relaxation

Ottessa Moshfegh

4.0

dark tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Death of parent

Moderate: Alcoholism, Abortion

The Death of Vivek Oji

Akwaeke Emezi

4.0

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

One of Us Is Lying

Karen M. McManus

3.5

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Death of parent, Alcohol

Minor: Terminal illness

Who Is Maud Dixon?

Alexandra Andrews

4.0

dark mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol

Moderate: Death

The Only Woman in the Room

Marie Benedict

4.0

adventurous inspiring medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse

Songs in Ursa Major

Emma Brodie

3.5

emotional reflective tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Abandonment

Moderate: Grief, Fire/Fire injury