grace_cr1's reviews
99 reviews

The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Blood, Death, Bullying, Car accident, Confinement, Domestic abuse, and Death of parent

After Sappho by Selby Wynn Schwartz

challenging emotional informative reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

This book is beautifully written, the language is varied and poetic. This book is also quite a dense and somewhat inaccessible read, it was difficult to remember the amount of people named throughout the novel and so was hard to follow. I recommend this book but its definitely a novel you have to be in the mood to read 📚 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Misogyny, Homophobia, Rape, Sexism, Physical abuse, Alcohol, Lesbophobia, Sexual violence, and Sexual assault

I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

emotional funny reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Vomit, Addiction, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Eating disorder, Stalking, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Cancer, Infidelity, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Sexual content

The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Car accident, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Grief, Toxic relationship, Drug use, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal death, Death, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Vomit

Hunger by Michael Grant
Did not finish book. Stopped at 13%.

The Edelweiss Pirates by Dirk Reinhart

adventurous dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Suicide, Violence, Confinement, Death of parent, Genocide, Police brutality, Torture, Child death, Classism, Antisemitism, Grief, Gun violence, Blood, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Slavery, War, and Xenophobia

Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

emotional medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dementia, Pregnancy, Terminal illness, Death of parent, Abortion, Chronic illness, Death, and Car accident

Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier

relaxing medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Blood, Child death, Infidelity, Sexual content, Death of parent, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Death, and Sexual harassment

Hands Up!: A Year in the Life of an Inner City School Teacher by Oenone Crossley-Holland

slow-paced

2.0

If you like books steeped in classism, with a self centred, whiny and unempathetic narrator, then this is the book for you! 
Do yourself a favour and give it a miss, it's a dull and nauseating read. I feel bad for her students and hope they are doing better now.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Classism, Panic attacks/disorders, Death, Deportation, Murder, Child death, Cursing, and Grief

Anna Karenina by Marina Carr

dark slow-paced

2.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Death of parent, Suicide, Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Infidelity, Miscarriage, War, Child death, and Slavery