lautreamont's reviews
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L'homme gribouillé by Serge Lehman

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.25

A fine story though I felt it progessively went downhill towards the end. I was more curious about the crow creature to be honest and I'm not sure why the other family was in it since they ended up being irrelevant. Style, a nice read and I loved the style and mysteru.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Minor: Domestic abuse

Vers quel avenir ? by Robert Kirkman

dark tense fast-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

3.5

Second Place by Rachel Cusk
Did not finish book. Stopped at 44%.

It was good, it's just that my fucking bag was stolen with this book inside so uhm. I guess I'll have to download it on ebook sometimes to finish it

Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree

hopeful lighthearted slow-paced

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

2.0

It's really not my vibe in terms of plot (I think It's a bit boring and repetitive) but that's down to taste because it is supposed to be cosy. What I feel like was really lacking is character work like there's no personality or spice to the main characters and added to the fact that we dont have any physical description (like I genuinely dont know what Cal could look like, if he's big or small??) it's hard to feel connected to the characters 

La vache brûlée by Serge Lehman

dark mysterious tense medium-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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death

Minor: Drug use, Sexual assault

Guapa by Saleem Haddad

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

gripping and emotional read, I usually don't really like non stop forward/backward in books but I found it wonderfully done in this one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Death of parent

Moderate: Bullying, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Islamophobia, Toxic friendship, Alcohol

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Stalking, War

Most Ardently: A Pride & Prejudice Remix by Gabe Cole Novoa

emotional hopeful relaxing

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

3.0

The writing style wasn't to my taste, i think it sat awkwardly in the middle between Austen and AO3, so the character's way of speaking especially felt weird. but the story was very cute and i'm really glad this book exists for a young/teen queer audience. it was a really refreshing take on historical romance. 

Brûlant secret by Stefan Zweig

emotional tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child abuse, Sexual content

Le Docteur Faustus by Thomas Mann

dark mysterious reflective

L'Odeur des garçons affamés by Loo Hui Phang, Frederik Peeters

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5