lindasoderlundd's Reviews (154)

How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories

Holly Black

3.5

adventurous informative fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Infidelity, Abandonment, Alcohol

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Toxic friendship

Galatea

Madeline Miller

2.75

dark reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Cursing, Rape, Abortion

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Medical content, Pregnancy, Gaslighting

The Book Thief

Markus Zusak

5.0

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Hate crime, Antisemitism, Grief, Death of parent, War, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Suicide, Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Ableism, Bullying, Blood, Car accident, Alcohol, Classism

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

Taylor Jenkins Reid

4.25

emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Cancer, Death, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Lesbophobia, Alcohol

Moderate: Alcoholism, Homophobia, Sexual content, Car accident, Death of parent

Minor: Suicide, Abortion, Pregnancy

Den sista stjärnan

Rick Yancey

4.75

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective tense medium-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: Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Vomit

Minor: Animal cruelty, Sexual content, Suicide, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Pandemic/Epidemic

Bunny

Mona Awad

4.0

challenging dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Blood, Alcohol

Moderate: Drug use, Mental illness, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail

Det oändliga havet

Rick Yancey

4.5

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Death of parent, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, War, Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Sexual content, Vomit, Fire/Fire injury

Den femte vågen

Rick Yancey

4.75

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense 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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Stalking, Death of parent, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Pregnancy

Verity

Colleen Hoover

2.0

challenging 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: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Infidelity, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Murder, Pregnancy

Moderate: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death, Cancer, Terminal illness, Suicide attempt, Alcohol

One True Loves

Taylor Jenkins Reid

3.25

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual content, Alcohol

Minor: Cancer, Suicidal thoughts