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215 reviews

On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.0

Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.5

The Promised Neverland, Vol. 7 by Posuka Demizu, Kaiu Shirai

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious 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

Grief is the Thing with Feathers by Max Porter

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

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

3.5

I only read it because it is Cillian Murphy's favorite book.

Spy x Family, Vol. 1 by Tatsuya Endo

adventurous funny fast-paced

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

4.75

The Burning God by R.F. Kuang

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, and War

The Dragon Republic by R.F. Kuang

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

I really like the way Kuang handles topics like grief and depression, I love her writing and how that it was the main focus of the story. It was fun to revisit certain characters and some really grow on me like Kitay. However, I felt that in the middle was very repetitive on Rin's obsession with Altan, and I guess that’s the point of it, but it was hard to care lol. I really love the ending, it made me tear up and almost throw the book across the room, but it’s fine. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Body shaming, Child death, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, Sexual harassment, War, and Classism

The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang

adventurous challenging dark 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Genocide, Gore, Mental illness, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and War

I Was Their American Dream: A Graphic Memoir by Malaka Gharib

emotional funny lighthearted reflective relaxing fast-paced

3.5

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Torture, Violence, Blood, and Classism

Moderate: Addiction, Body shaming, and Grief