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Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Kidnapping

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Death, Sexual assault, Grief, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

What the Woods Took by Courtney Gould

dark emotional tense medium-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

4.0

The Woman They Could Not Silence: The Timeless Story of an Outspoken Woman and the Men Who Tried to Make Her Disappear by Kate Moore

emotional informative tense medium-paced

4.5

The Anxious Generation: How The Great Rewiring of Childhood is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness by Jonathan Haidt

informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

Terms and Conditions by Lauren Asher
Did not finish book. Stopped at 44%.

Narrator keeps swallowing loudly. 

A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Suicide

The Eye of Darkness by George Mann

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.25

The New Seoul Park Jelly Massacre by Cho Yeeun

emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, and Murder

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

I Hear Nature by Clay Hadden

adventurous informative lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

The artwork is clear and displays well on my (color) eink device. 
As we walk through the woods we hear many different sounds. This book has a good level of repetition and with colorful illustrations it's great for keeping attention. This would be fun to read before going for a walk as it's easy to continue the discussion of sounds.

*netgalley ARC

Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam
Did not finish book. Stopped at 58%.

At 60% something should have happened by now, but dude just got lost while driving and girlie is weirdly obsessed with the homeowners being black.