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792 reviews

Good Moms Have Scary Thoughts: A Healing Guide to the Secret Fears of New Mothers by Karen Kleiman

emotional hopeful informative

5.0

Very affirming comics and good information for postpartum parents. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Child death, Self harm

The Will of the Many by James Islington

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

4.0

Really strong first book, I need to know what happens next 😳

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood

Moderate: Suicide, Grief, Death of parent

Minor: Fatphobia, Vomit, War

Saint's Blood (Greatcoats Series #3) by Sebastien de Castell

adventurous dark emotional funny medium-paced

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

5.0

Kicking myself for unhauling these a few years ago. I’m HOOKED!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Grief

Moderate: Torture

Minor: Sexism

Knight's Shadow by Sebastien de Castell

adventurous dark emotional funny medium-paced

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

5.0

So this is how you do a second book. It’s rare that fantasy written by a man handles SA in a non-gratuitous manner. You go, Glenn Coco! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Torture, Violence

Moderate: Cursing, Mental illness, Sexual violence

Traitor's Blade by Sebastien de Castell

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

2024 reread: 4-4.5 ⭐️s. I completely forgot about this series and then I found out there’s a spin-off?? So we’re doing a reread. And I’m live laugh loving! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Torture, Violence

Moderate: Cursing, Rape, Suicide attempt

Minor: Child death, Gore, Grief

The Grief of Stones by Katherine Addison

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious 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

Cozy-adjacent fantasy with intricate world-building, slice of life storytelling, and incredible characters plus murder mysteries, gay shit, and social commentary I AM IN MY HAPPY PLACE

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Murder

Moderate: Sexual violence, Suicide, Grief

Minor: Homophobia, Pedophilia, Sexual assault

The Witness for the Dead by Katherine Addison

adventurous emotional funny mysterious 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

Thara Celehar spin-off series where he investigates mysteries????? 🤩 Say less.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide, Murder

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Gore, Homophobia

Minor: Racism, Rape, Pregnancy

The Cemetery of Untold Stories by Julia Alvarez

emotional informative mysterious 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

4.0

I liked this a lot. It reminded me of my favorite read of last year, Family Lore by Elizabeth Acevedo. I loved the speculative element and the way the stories intertwined. However, I REALLY need to start checking trigger warnings because HOO BOY there was a scene that caught me off guard. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Infidelity, Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Genocide, Sexual assault

Minor: Homophobia, Miscarriage, Death of parent

The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin

adventurous challenging emotional 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

5.0

Ursula K. LeGuin can do no wrong, IMO. I swear I highlighted half of this book. “An ambiguous uptopia” really sums it up. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Sexual assault, Police brutality

Moderate: Death, Violence, Classism

Minor: Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, War

The Mystery Writer by Sulari Gentill

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

I was so hyped to read this after The Woman in the Library, but it didn’t work for me, unfortunately. A lot of the elements were really intriguing to me, but the story as a whole, combined with a lack of copy editing, just wasn’t it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Blood, Murder

Moderate: Sexual assault, Violence, Stalking

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Grief