dsaiz's Reviews (86)

Cult Classic

Sloane Crosley

3.0

challenging emotional mysterious slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The Marrow Thieves

Cherie Dimaline

3.75

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

There There

Tommy Orange

4.25

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

A Court of Thorns and Roses

Sarah J. Maas

DID NOT FINISH: 44%

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Unfortunately it was very cliché, the main character was hard to enjoy, and a lot of what would have been interesting details were timeskipped over or left out entirely

A Snake Falls to Earth

Darcie Little Badger

4.5

adventurous emotional funny hopeful fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

The Wonder

Emma Donoghue

4.25

challenging dark emotional reflective sad 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: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Xenophobia, Vomit, War

Moderate: Religious bigotry

Minor: Incest, Rape

Luckiest Girl Alive

Jessica Knoll

3.5

dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Mass/school shootings

A Good Marriage

Kimberly McCreight

3.0

mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The Girl With No Name: The Incredible True Story of a Child Raised by Monkeys

Lynne Barrett-Lee, Marina Chapman

4.0

adventurous emotional inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Physical abuse, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Ableism, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Excrement, Vomit, Car accident, Abandonment, Alcohol, Dysphoria

Minor: Chronic illness, Mental illness, Medical content, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury

Things We Lost to the Water

Eric Nguyen

4.5

emotional hopeful reflective fast-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