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5 reviews
How to Survive this Fairytale by S.M. Hallow
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
What can I say about this book? I cried basically through the whole thing, heart on my sleeve, from joy and sorrow and grief and relief and all the other things this book has made me feel.
Hansel, my dearest beloved. Broken and battered and never the same but still trying, because you have to try.
And Cyril, bird boy, discovering the power of choices and of being in-between and not having to choose.
And finally to an ending and a future you couldn't imagine when you began.
One of the best things I have read in a long time
Hansel, my dearest beloved. Broken and battered and never the same but still trying, because you have to try.
And Cyril, bird boy, discovering the power of choices and of being in-between and not having to choose.
And finally to an ending and a future you couldn't imagine when you began.
One of the best things I have read in a long time
Witch King by Martha Wells
adventurous
dark
funny
reflective
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
4.75
Phenomenal. The split timeline structure adds highlights the depth of pain and compassion that run side by side through this book
A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers
emotional
hopeful
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
One of those books that I think is going to rewire my soul and live in my heart for a long time. Deeply kind and yet unflinching and ruthless in its honesty
The Salt Grows Heavy by Cassandra Khaw
Specific, explicit and detailed description of medical procedures, entrails, body horror and violence. Main character has been kidnapped and imprisoned and has their teeth and tongue removed
dark
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Gorgeous, evocative and absolutely gore soaked. The terror and intimacy of consuming the other. Deep world building that trusts the audience.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Torture, Blood, Medical content, Cannibalism, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail