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303 reviews

Eileen by Ottessa Moshfegh

dark 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? No

2.0

The best part was when it ended. 

This American Ex-Wife: How I Ended My Marriage and Started My Life by Lyz Lenz

emotional funny informative inspiring fast-paced

4.5

Adding this to my list of “books I’m not going to shut up about”

Wave Song by Emma Hamm

lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.25

A very sweet prologue to this series. 

Gathering Moss: A Natural and Cultural History of Mosses by Robin Wall Kimmerer

informative medium-paced

4.25

Beautiful. 

Swallowed by Meg Smitherman

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

3.75

This is basically if interstellar and hells paradise had a baby. 

Berserk, Vol. 14 by Kentaro Miura

adventurous dark fast-paced

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

4.5

Guts needs a vacation. Cut him some slack my god 😭

The Mourner's Bestiary by Eiren Caffall

emotional sad slow-paced

4.0

Viciously Yours by Jamie Applegate Hunter

fast-paced

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

0.5

“IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A LITERARY MASTERPIECE, THIS MIGHT NOT BE FOR YOU.” I should’ve DNFed it when I read that at the beginning but yet I stuck around because how are you , as an author, going to say “If you’re thinking, “There’s no way someone could write a fantasy romance book without a fantasy plot,” you’re wrong. I can, and I did.” and then have a half baked political intrigue and fantasy elements with dead ends. 

Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata

emotional lighthearted reflective 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? Yes

4.0

What I enjoyed most about this was how it raises the question of the moralization of social norms and what it means if you go against the grate so to speak. A very unique story with an a main character that’s actually quite relatable if you’re autistic. 

Berserk, Vol. 13 by Kentaro Miura

dark tense fast-paced

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

5.0

NOOO 💔