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Heartstopper Volume 5 by Alice Oseman

hopeful lighthearted fast-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

4.5

Very cute per usual! I’m a little stressed about how they’ll handle this uni situation in the next volume…

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Self harm, Mental illness, and Eating disorder

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt

slow-paced

2.5

The atmosphere goes hard! Very interesting that it’s based on a true story!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Violence, Homophobia, Death, Murder, and Gun violence

Tightrope by Amanda Quick

mysterious tense medium-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? No

5.0

The 1920’s vibes, the banter, and the unique characters really made this one for me. Thoroughly enjoyed it!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Sexual content, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Blood and Classism

Minor: Suicide and Gun violence

Saga, Vol. 5 by Brian K. Vaughan

adventurous dark fast-paced

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

4.0

I wasn’t kept as engaged as I had been by the previous volumes, but that might simply be because I was so busy with other things. Overall, I love this universe, and always have a fun, but sometimes sad, time breeding these.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, War, Murder, Blood, Death, and Gore

Moderate: Sexual content

The How of Happiness by Sonja Lyubomirsky
Did not finish book. Stopped at 32%.

Books like this just aren’t really for me. I really enjoyed the beginning portions because I love the social sciences, so hearing about all the studies and their results was really cool! But the second it switched into a self-help vibe, they lost me. I’ll be donating this to little library so hopefully someone can get some use out of it!

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Content Warnings

Minor: Mental illness

One of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus

mysterious medium-paced

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

2.75

The epilogue was so pointless. Other than that, this wasn’t a super memorable book for me. It definitely wasn’t bad, I just wasn’t super impressed. I’m glad that so many other people liked it though!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Outing, Suicide, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Toxic friendship, Addiction, Infidelity, Bullying, Child death, Homophobia, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Self harm, Abandonment, Classism, Confinement, Drug use, Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Grief

Minor: Sexual content

Saga, Vol. 4 by Brian K. Vaughan

adventurous dark 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

4.0

Not my favorite volume I’ve read so far, but still very enjoyable.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Kidnapping, Murder, Body horror, Death, Racism, Sexual content, Violence, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Blood, and Cursing

Moderate: Colonisation and War

Minor: Abandonment, Child abuse, Grief, Pedophilia, and Slavery

Shattering Glass by Gail Giles

dark tense medium-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

2.25

This wasn’t great, but I was interested enough to continue listening so I could find out exactly what happened.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Gaslighting, Violence, Bullying, Eating disorder, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Body shaming and Death

Minor: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, and Sexual assault

The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls

emotional sad medium-paced

5.0

Absolutely devastating. The amount of times my mouth hung open from shock or I gestured choking someone out because of frustration was too high to count. I read this at an interesting time since I’m currently taking juvenile law and have learned a lot about the rights of children. I wouldn’t suggest this book to everyone, but I will be keeping it in my collection for those who think they can handle the subject matter.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Racism, Gaslighting, Child abuse, Toxic relationship, Racial slurs, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Cursing, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Violence, Sexual assault, Mental illness, Infidelity, Forced institutionalization, Rape, and Pedophilia

Minor: Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Grief, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

The Alienist by Caleb Carr

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

I liked the use of an Alienist and a journalist as the protagonists of the story. It takes the story to a new place where a cop protagonist couldn’t go. I really enjoyed it, the audiobook is a solid narration.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Violence, Sexual assault, Rape, Child abuse, Death, Adult/minor relationship, Trafficking, and Murder

Moderate: Torture, Gun violence, Hate crime, Blood, Homophobia, and Animal cruelty

Minor: Animal death, Cannibalism, and Police brutality