dazzlingreader_'s reviews
29 reviews

The Weight of Blood by Tiffany D. Jackson

dark emotional hopeful sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

GREAT, GORY, ABSOLUTLY AMAZING!! Great book, the story embraces you and makes everything so real to the point you can feel and see all the things that are being described in the most realistic way. 
Its the type of book you read and think "This should be turned into a movie ASAP"

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Normal People by Sally Rooney

emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

This book is good, but it didn't talk to me as much as i thought it would. In my mind the characters are well written but they are and feel so real you might think of bad of them just from their decisions.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

Moderate: Alcoholism, Violence, and Grief

Minor: Classism

Finding Me by Viola Davis

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

A beatiful book into the life of a great woman whose talent only seems to amaze everyone around her. Reading this book cemented to me that VIOLA DAVIS IS THE CINEMATIC INDUSTRY!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Racism, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Violence, Abortion, and Death of parent

Minor: Animal cruelty and Animal death

Paris: The Memoir by Paris Hilton

hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective tense fast-paced

3.75

Uma autobiografia que eu não esperava gostar, mas me abriu uma nova visão sobre a socialite Paris Hilton. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Violence, Kidnapping, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins

dark informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

Simply briliant how Suzanne Collins knows how to portray Coriolanus, just an incrible read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Blood, Cannibalism, Gaslighting, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

funny lighthearted relaxing slow-paced

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

5.0

Simply adored this book, love the way Jane Austen wrote all this slowburnes.

The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

adventurous dark emotional reflective 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

4.5

I think this is the saddest love story i've ever read. Heartbreaking, breathtaking, and beautifully written (also painful bc of how much sadness it has).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Genocide, Homophobia, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective 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? No

5.0

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism