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74 reviews

Paletitas de Guayaba On A Train Called Absence by Erlinda Gonzales-Berry

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny informative reflective tense 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? No

4.5

Motherthing by Ainslie Hogarth

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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? It's complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Murder

Moderate: Bullying

Anatomy: A Love Story by Dana Schwartz

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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? No

Anatomy had me soooo hooked!! it was easy to fall into the world and the rhythm of the plot. I loved Jack quite literally. Him and Hazel just great! It was so genuine and the PLOT TWIST I was NOT expecting that. I mean there were some things I saw coming but others I was like WAIT WHOA WHAT. 

I loved this book so much. Cried when Jack almost didn’t make it 💀🧍🏻‍♀️. 
I’m a sucker for a nice guy. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Medical content, Blood, Murder, and Medical trauma

Minor: Bullying

The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective 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? No

4.0

Alone With You in the Ether by Olivie Blake

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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? It's complicated

5.0

One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez

challenging dark medium-paced

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

4.0

The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

adventurous hopeful inspiring reflective 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? No

3.75

I'm Thinking of Ending Things by Iain Reid

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad 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? No

5.0

I would like to think that Francis and Noemi were finally happy and lived a long life togther. A life where they never saw golden in each other’s eyes and they were happy, without the haunting of High Place.

This book had me scared of turning the page to read about what would come next. I loved the characters, well some you’ll find out who after you read it. It kept me on my toes always surprised me and I loved it! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Classism, Suicide, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Child death, Sexual violence, Cannibalism, Sexual assault, and Rape