kaii's reviews
73 reviews

Memorial by Bryan Washington

dark emotional funny reflective sad 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? Yes

5.0

this book made me sob on not one, but two, german trains

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Homophobia, Terminal illness, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Sexual content, Medical content, and Abandonment

Minor: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Racial slurs, and Grief

Loveless by Alice Oseman

emotional funny lighthearted 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

4.0

hated this book because I felt totally called out both by the fact I relate to every toxic trait shown by Georgia and Rooney and by the fact it called me out for being lonely af

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Acephobia/Arophobia and Alcohol

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Sexual content

The Nobleman's Guide to Scandal and Shipwrecks by Mackenzi Lee

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

4.5

The Lady's Guide to Petticoats and Piracy by Mackenzi Lee

adventurous emotional funny inspiring 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? It's complicated

4.0

McKenzie Lee owns my whole ass. these books are so good

Wolfbane by Michelle Paver

adventurous emotional informative tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I will never emotionally recover from this

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Violence

Minor: Death of parent and Abandonment

We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

informative fast-paced

3.5

not really what I expected! a very basic overview of the feminist ✨vibe✨ but nothing particularly concrete. I think the most interesting part of this was her specific anecdotes on sexism and her interactions with other people, particularly men. but its kind of unlikely this will teach you anything new (unless you've been living under a rock) and it's REALLY let down by the heteronormativity and transphobia. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism and Transphobia

Minor: Rape

Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel

5.0

The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racism, and Alcohol

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Racial slurs, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Blood, and Classism

Minor: Confinement, Racial slurs, Slavery, Forced institutionalization, Islamophobia, Medical content, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Outing, Abandonment, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo

emotional hopeful 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? No

4.5

obsessed with this book! the setting truly comes alive and everything feels so real and it made me cry in an airport

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Xenophobia, Lesbophobia, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Sexual content and Toxic friendship

Minor: Drug use, Miscarriage, Violence, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and War

This Used to Be Easier by Katia Rose

emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

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

3.25

I definitely liked this but not as much as other books that have similar themes and plot lines - ie "out and proud lesbian meets back up with closeted bisexual childhood best friend after their relationship suffers from kissing for the first time". weirdly a common trooe

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Biphobia, Bullying, and Classism

Minor: Body shaming, Racism, Blood, Stalking, and Alcohol