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189 reviews

Manon Lescaut by Abbé Prévost

adventurous emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.0

That Irresistible Poison by Alessandra Hazard

emotional lighthearted 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? Yes

4.25

I usually don’t rate silly smutty romance I read on the internet (its a LOT) but this book was just so fun and surprisingly heartwarming and touching. The smut was TOP TIER, the relationship has every single trope I love and their development was GREAT. It is a sucky book let’s be honest, but maybe one of my favourite sucky books of all time. I’ve been kind of obsessed with this author lately, she’s a bit problematic but damn good at writing hot escapist romance at its finest. 

Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad 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

3.5

Combines thrilling tension, heartfelt emotions with important reflections about institutional racism - good book, especially for someone trying to learn more about those subjects without losing on the entertainment. Loses point because the ending gets somewhat boring and predictable, with a bit too neat and unrealistic of a resolution that I think takes away from the story’s otherwise important message. 

Home Fire by Kamila Shamsie

challenging dark emotional inspiring 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

4.25

A beautiful, moving, thought provoking novel. This is a story everyone should read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Racism, Torture, Violence, Islamophobia, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Abandonment

This Is How You Lose the Time War by Max Gladstone, Amal El-Mohtar

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

Lettres de l'année 1671 by Madame de Sévigné

challenging emotional funny inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.25

Les Caractères by Jean de La Bruyère

challenging funny informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

3.5

Lecture de cours = grosse flemme

Bonjour tristesse by Françoise Sagan

dark reflective medium-paced

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

2.0

Si j’avais voulu lire des confessions énervantes et prétentieuses de petite bourgeoise capricieuse, j’aurais simplement relu mes anciens journaux intimes. Je ne comprends absolument pas l’engouement autour de Bonjour Tristesse, ce livre a été pour moi une perte de temps prévisible et franchement désagréable à lire. Je suis sûre que ce livre doit avoir ses raisons de plaire (le fait qu’il ait été plutôt innovant pour son époque par exemple) puisque c’est un classique en somme, il n’est en tout cas pas fait pour moi.

Ruy Blas (Pocket classiques) by Victor Hugo

challenging dark fast-paced

3.5

The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring tense slow-paced

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

4.25

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