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What the Chicken Knows: A New Appreciation of the World's Most Familiar Bird by Sy Montgomery
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
I recently got a chicken that fell off of a meat truck and absolutely fell in love with him. This quick read was quite cute! I wish that it had a little more scientific information, but the insights into the author's years of chicken keeping were quite interesting.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal death
Recursion by Blake Crouch
adventurous
emotional
reflective
tense
medium-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
4.0
Really enjoyed this and it made me think a lot. I loved the love story and the ending was absolutely perfect. It was a bit heavier than the other Crouch books I've read, but I've enjoyed everything by him that I've picked up.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Abandonment, and War
Moderate: Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, and Injury/Injury detail
Family Money by Chad Zunker
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
This wasn't particularly a well-written book, but it was extremely fast paced and easy to read. I was looking for something quick and I finished this in just an afternoon. The author did a good job of making the mystery pretty compelling at first, but I felt like about 3/4 of the way through it started to drag a little bit as the story resolved and definitely became less believable.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Kidnapping, Stalking, Death of parent, and Murder
Moderate: Kidnapping
The Quarry Girls by Jess Lourey
adventurous
dark
hopeful
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
2.75
I really didn't care for this book when I first started and found it to drag a bit, but towards the end, the pace really picked up and it got more interesting. I felt like some of the characters were a little redundant and I wish the writing had been better, but the story was interesting. It really did a great job of capturing the vibe of coming of age as a teenage girl, even though it was set decades before I was a teenager.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Police brutality, Medical content, Kidnapping, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Moderate: Child abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide
Minor: Vomit
The Icepick Surgeon: Murder, Fraud, Sabotage, Piracy, and Other Dastardly Deeds Perpetuated in the Name of Science by Sam Kean
funny
informative
sad
fast-paced
3.75
Deliverance by James Dickey
adventurous
dark
tense
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
5.0
Little Secrets by Jennifer Hillier
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.75
Someone Else's Life by Lyn Liao Butler
mysterious
tense
medium-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
1.25
Beauty Queens by Libba Bray
funny
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
1.5