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25 reviews

The Eagle Tree by Ned Hayes

adventurous hopeful informative fast-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

3.75

A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki

dark emotional hopeful informative reflective 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

4.0

Great writing, toward the end the themes got very heavy and challenging to read thus my lowered rating 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Rape, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

Moderate: Fatphobia

The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot by Marianne Cronin

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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

My favourite book of all time. Made me cry on multiple occasions, but taught me so much. A reminder to everyone to seize the moment and to love people and life while you can 🥹💛

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child death, Death, Terminal illness, Medical content, Dementia, and Grief

Moderate: Lesbophobia and Abandonment

Midnight Sun by Stephenie Meyer

adventurous dark tense 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide

Minor: Rape

The Reappearance of Rachel Price by Holly Jackson

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Stalking, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

Moderate: Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Murder, and Pregnancy

I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman

dark sad fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Suicide, Terminal illness, and Kidnapping

Circe by Madeline Miller

emotional reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

White Nights by Fyodor Dostoevsky

emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-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? Yes

4.0

Mayflies by Andrew O'Hagan

emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, Drug use, and Terminal illness

The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Eating disorder and Pedophilia