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66 reviews

If He Had Been with Me by Laura Nowlin

emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.0

I’m 😭 so 😭 sad 😭. This book would probably deserve three stars if I wasn’t a sucker for great foreshadowing that pertain to the theme of the book. To the people who recommended this to me — fuck you. Would I recommend this book to others? Absolutely. 

These Deadly Games by Diana Urban

adventurous dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

3.0

Certainly a page turner, but nothing life changing. The characters were forgettable (literally, I forgot who was who many times), the relationships shallow, and the plot foreseeable and redundant. Picked this up for a book club and won’t revisit it. Still, I’m glad there are good thrillers for younger audiences like this one. 

We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson

adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced

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

3.0

His & Hers by Alice Feeney

adventurous dark mysterious 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? Yes

3.0

Brother, I'm Dying by Edwidge Danticat

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

Tender Is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-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

5.0

Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-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

5.0

Jailcare: Finding the Safety Net for Women behind Bars by Carolyn Sufrin

emotional informative slow-paced

4.0

Radical Relations: Lesbian Mothers, Gay Fathers, and Their Children in the United States Since World War II by Daniel Winunwe Rivers

informative inspiring medium-paced

5.0

Georges Woke Up Laughing: Long-Distance Nationalism and the Search for Home by Georges Eugene Fouron, Nina Glick Schiller

informative slow-paced

3.0