lindasoderlundd's Reviews (154)

Onyx Storm

Rebecca Yarros

3.75

adventurous mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, War, Injury/Injury detail

Manacled

SenLinYu

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, War, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Infidelity, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Death of parent, Alcohol

Minor: Infertility, Miscarriage, Abortion

I'm Glad My Mom Died

Jennette McCurdy

5.0

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring fast-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol

Moderate: Addiction, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual content, Blood, Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Cursing, Drug use, Infidelity, Toxic relationship

Check & Mate

Ali Hazelwood

4.25

funny hopeful inspiring 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: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Chronic illness, Cursing, Infidelity, Sexual content, Dementia, Alcohol

The Midnight Library

Matt Haig

3.25

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Suicide attempt

Moderate: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Cancer, Cursing, Infidelity, Self harm, Sexual content, Medical content, Car accident

The Seven Year Slip

Ashley Poston

5.0

emotional funny hopeful fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Alcohol

Moderate: Sexual content, Suicide

Minor: Cursing, Mental illness, Dementia, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury

All the Young Dudes: Sirius's Perspective

Rollercoasterwords

adventurous dark emotional funny sad slow-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Homophobia, Grief, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Drug use, Infidelity, Sexual content, Blood, Vomit, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Suicide, Death of parent

Last Night at the Telegraph Club

Malinda Lo

5.0

emotional informative reflective medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Lesbophobia, Toxic friendship

Moderate: Xenophobia, Outing, Gaslighting

Minor: Miscarriage, Sexual content, Transphobia, Alcohol, War, Deportation

Kimppakämppä

Beth O'Leary

3.75

funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Alcohol

Moderate: Cursing, Infidelity, Stalking

Minor: Cancer, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Blood, Vomit, Injury/Injury detail

The Priory of the Orange Tree

Samantha Shannon

3.75

adventurous slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Infertility, Miscarriage, Violence, Grief, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, War

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Death of parent

Minor: Child death, Mental illness, Sexual content, Torture, Religious bigotry, Alcohol