hrtlss_grl's reviews
112 reviews

The Jane Austen Book Club by Karen Joy Fowler
Did not finish book. Stopped at 17%.

Watch the movie instead. It was so not worth my time to even listen to this. The movie was actually really good.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Rape, Bullying, Ableism, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

Jane Davey's Locket by Eve Langlais

funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Alcohol, Death of parent, and Xenophobia

Minor: Abandonment and Infertility

Mortal Follies by Alexis Hall

adventurous emotional funny inspiring mysterious medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Medical trauma, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Animal death, Blood, Cursing, and Violence

Moderate: Abandonment, Cursing, Misogyny, Blood, Animal death, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Violence, Child abuse, Bullying, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual harassment, Death of parent, Murder, Racism, and Stalking

The Princess and the Scoundrel by Beth Revis

adventurous emotional hopeful medium-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? It's complicated

3.25

Spellbound by Allie Therin

adventurous emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Alcohol, Sexual content, Gun violence, Murder, Racism, War, Death of parent, Child abuse, Car accident, Forced institutionalization, Torture, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Vomit, Sexual content, Torture, Sexism, Racism, Outing, Grief, Alcohol, War, Homophobia, Gun violence, and Death of parent

The Courtship by Grace Burrowes

emotional fast-paced

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

3.5

Waiting for the Flood by Alexis Hall

emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.5

Stud in the Stacks by Pippa Grant

emotional lighthearted 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying and Sexual content

Minor: Fatphobia, Bullying, Body shaming, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, and Sexism

Play It Again by Aidan Wayne

emotional informative lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.75

This was a pretty good slow burn romance, though honestly I felt like it was thinly veiled Jacksepticeye fanfiction. It also does sometimes read as a tutorial for how to YouTube, but it makes sense for the story, and feels organic. Would definitely recommend the audiobook, however his accent for Sam is not always the best, and definitely adds to the fanfic feel. Again, not necessarily bad, just a little cheesy.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Car accident and Emotional abuse

Minor: Biphobia, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Acephobia/Arophobia, Antisemitism, Emotional abuse, Car accident, and Sexual content

Maiden Railways by Asumiko Nakamura

emotional funny hopeful inspiring medium-paced

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

4.25

Each story is separate and yet interconnected. I found them quite interesting and liked to spot the connections between them. It was also nice to see the all come together in the end. The last full story was a bit confusing, but the end kinda made it come clear

that I'm pretty sure she died and that she was a ghost that haunted the station for years before she was finally put to rest.

Overall it was surprisingly good and I would probably read it again and look for more from this mangaka.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Toxic relationship