daniellearlotta's Reviews (151)

The Midnight Library

Matt Haig

5.0

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring fast-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

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder

Holly Jackson

4.25

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Drug use, Car accident, Death of parent

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Abortion, Alcohol

Minor: Addiction

The Four Winds

Kristin Hannah

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense slow-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: Child death, Death, Violence, Xenophobia

The A.B.C. Murders

Agatha Christie

5.0

adventurous challenging mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder

Moderate: Body horror

The Wife Between Us

Greer Hendricks, Sarah Pekkanen

4.0

challenging dark mysterious slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Stalking

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol

You Are Not Alone

Greer Hendricks, Sarah Pekkanen

5.0

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Rape, Suicide, Violence, Stalking, Murder, Toxic friendship

Moderate: Eating disorder

Minor: Alcoholism

Malibu Rising

Taylor Jenkins Reid

3.0

emotional reflective tense medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Abandonment

Moderate: Drug use, Car accident

City of Girls

Elizabeth Gilbert

4.0

adventurous emotional inspiring reflective medium-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

Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead

Olga Tokarczuk

3.0

dark mysterious slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The Whole Town's Talking

Fannie Flagg

2.0

inspiring lighthearted slow-paced