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192 reviews

Pachinko by Min Jin Lee

informative reflective sad medium-paced

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

2.0

If you're looking for a way to undercut emotional moments in your book, just do what this book did: when something sad happens, just jump ahead a few years so you don't have time to be sad!

Our Violent Ends by Chloe Gong

adventurous dark emotional fast-paced

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

3.75

Carmilla: A Vampyre Tale by J. Sheridan Le Fanu

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

this was so good and sapphic until the homophobic general showed up :/

Chain of Thorns by Cassandra Clare

adventurous emotional slow-paced

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

2.0

This got two stars instead of one because the side queers never let me down, even when everyone else does

Blood Scion by Deborah Falaye

adventurous dark emotional 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? Yes

4.0

Hooked by Emily McIntire

dark fast-paced

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

1.5

This was definitely not good, but it sure was fun
also I think the main guy might need to see a doctor because there's no healthy reason for anyone to be constantly hard

The Age of Surveillance Capitalism: The Fight for a Human Future at the New Frontier of Power by Shoshana Zuboff

challenging informative slow-paced

3.5

This book was incredibly well researched, and Zuboff really impresses upon the reader the importance of this topic, but the way it was written leaves me confused about who this was for: it was too tedious for a general audience, but too emotional and philosophical for an academic audience.

The Blood Trials by N.E. Davenport

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

2.5

An entertaining read, but I could have done without the main character who thinks she's so good at everything but is infuriatingly dumb

The Weight of Feathers by Anna-Marie McLemore

emotional reflective 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

2.25

the last ya author I expected to do a pseudo-incest twist

Fevered Star by Rebecca Roanhorse

adventurous dark tense 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror