falltumn's reviews
35 reviews

Gallant by V.E. Schwab

adventurous emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Death, Grief, Death of parent

Moderate: Ableism, Suicide, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death

The Memory Police by Yōko Ogawa

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Police brutality

Moderate: Body horror, Death of parent

Minor: Toxic relationship, Pregnancy

Love in Colour: Mythical Tales from Around the World, Retold by Bolu Babalola

adventurous challenging funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Misogyny, Sexism

Moderate: Violence, Alcohol

Minor: War

Authority by Jeff VanderMeer

challenging dark emotional tense slow-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Mental illness, Murder, Alcohol

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Injury/Injury detail

Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer

challenging dark mysterious tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body horror, Suicide attempt

Minor: Suicide

The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful informative mysterious reflective fast-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Suicide attempt

Moderate: Death, Terminal illness, Grief, Death of parent

Small Pleasures by Clare Chambers

challenging emotional reflective sad 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

3.5

i liked the majority of the book, but felt it kind of fell apart at the end. i felt very unsatisfied and that there were a lot of loose threads that will never be tied.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Abortion

Moderate: Medical content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Death, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Alcohol

A Tangled Web: A Cyberstalker, a Deadly Obsession, and the Twisting Path to Justice. by Leslie Rule

challenging dark emotional informative tense slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting

Moderate: Terminal illness, Blood

Minor: Self harm

The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

actual story content is solidly a 5 star, but the way the book is structed is 4.25/4.5 out of personal preference. i highly recommend reading book 1-3 in the order of the short, abstract stories first in Whole, and then reading the rest of the book. i found the constant interrupting of events grating.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Stalking, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death

The Girl from Widow Hills by Megan Miranda

challenging emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting

Moderate: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Violence, Medical content, Stalking, Murder

Minor: Alcoholism, Bullying, Panic attacks/disorders, Injury/Injury detail