lara_ayrolla's Reviews (84)

Stories of Your Life and Others

Ted Chiang

3.5

challenging dark informative reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Suicide attempt, Injury/Injury detail

Better Than the Movies

Lynn Painter

4.0

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective 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

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• ew ew she's not like other girls ew ew
• oh what even is subtlety
• for god's sake can anyone just talk

• but oh god will I ever stop crying over books
• glad some authors know having a personality is a beautiful thing
• and oh god I adore helena
• and fuck you liz but also get it I guess

wes if you don't marry liz and for some unfortunate fate I don't marry the love of my life ring me up (but no I definitely will marry him and soon)  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail

Five Survive

Holly Jackson

3.75

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

Bride

Ali Hazelwood

3.75

funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine

Gail Honeyman

4.0

emotional funny lighthearted mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Beach Read

Emily Henry

3.25

emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Death of parent

The Picture of Dorian Gray

Oscar Wilde

4.0

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide, Murder

Iracema

José de Alencar

2.75

adventurous dark emotional informative reflective sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, War

Verity

Colleen Hoover

2.5

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual content, Violence, Vomit, Grief, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder

Moderate: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Sexism

City of Heavenly Fire

Cassandra Clare

4.0

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, War, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Kidnapping

Minor: Child death, Torture