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346 reviews

A Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky Chambers

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

4.25

Another beautiful novella in the Monk and Robot series. Sometimes this book felt like a warm hug, sometimes it felt like a bittersweet goodbye. I needed this story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death

Moderate: Cursing

Minor: Alcohol and Sexual content

Shiver: Junji Ito Selected Stories by Junji Ito

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Blood, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Child death, Medical content, Stalking, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Grief, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Self harm

Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado

challenging mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Abandonment, Alcohol, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, and Toxic relationship

The Cruelty Is the Point: Why Trump's America Endures by Adam Serwer
Did not finish book. Stopped at 20%.

I’ll finish it later!

Tombs: Junji Ito Story Collection by Junji Ito

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Gore, Blood, Body horror, Car accident, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Violence, Self harm, and Suicide

Disfigured: On Fairy Tales, Disability, and Making Space by Amanda Leduc

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

2.5

I wanted to like this book, but unfortunately it was pretty disappointing to me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism

Moderate: Body shaming and Bullying

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Confinement, Death, Grief, Kidnapping, Medical content, Rape, Terminal illness, and Violence

Where They Wait by Scott Carson

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.25

I enjoyed this book until the end, which was a letdown for me. I felt like it was leading up to a grand revelation or plot twist that I never really got.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dementia, Death of parent, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Car accident, Cursing, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Colonisation

Minor: Alcohol, Blood, Classism, Confinement, Deportation, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Medical content, and Sexual content

Manhunt by Gretchen Felker-Martin

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Gore, Murder, Dysphoria, Cursing, Sexual assault, Body shaming, Deadnaming, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Body horror, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Torture, Transphobia, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Chronic illness, Classism, Trafficking, Cannibalism, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Medical trauma, Infertility, Medical content, Body shaming, Fire/Fire injury, and Grief

Minor: Cancer, Suicide, Slavery, Chronic illness, Drug use, Infertility, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Confinement, and Lesbophobia

Hannibal by Thomas Harris

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Gore, Medical trauma, Sexual content, Animal death, Death, Torture, Chronic illness, Medical content, Violence, Murder, Animal cruelty, Body horror, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Blood, Cannibalism, Child death, Confinement, Sexism, Gun violence, Bullying, Cursing, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Incest, Alcohol, Abandonment, Pedophilia, and War

Troy by Stephen Fry

adventurous informative slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and War

Minor: Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Abandonment, Cursing, Death of parent, Grief, Murder, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Slavery, Blood, Incest, Infidelity, Misogyny, Rape, Suicide, and Violence