dreamdust1600's reviews
11 reviews

Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug use, and Alcohol

Minor: Pregnancy

Divergent by Veronica Roth

5.0

I Don't Want to Kill You by Dan Wells

5.0

Stolen by Lucy Christopher

5.0

Girl Mans Up by M-E Girard

5.0

First queer book I ever read

When by Victoria Laurie

adventurous mysterious tense 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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Violence, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Minor: Car accident

The Lost Girls by Sonia Hartl

adventurous dark funny lighthearted mysterious 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

3.0

Wasn't great in the first few chapters but I found myself starting to love the characters. It also has the found family trope which is one of my favorites.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Cannibalism, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

The Hollow Heart by Marie Rutkoski

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

Pretty evil lady please step on me

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, War, and Classism

Moderate: Body horror

The Midnight Lie by Marie Rutkoski

adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious slow-paced

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

5.0

Its sapphic and it slaps

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Murder, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Classism

Moderate: Sexual harassment

Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins

adventurous dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Addiction, Cursing, Incest, Slavery, and Pregnancy

Minor: Bullying, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Death of parent