lindasoderlundd's Reviews (156)

Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood

Trevor Noah

5.0

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Child abuse, Gore, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cursing, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Pregnancy

Harry Potter: The Prequel

J.K. Rowling

2.0

adventurous funny fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

If You Could See the Sun

Ann Liang

3.0

adventurous hopeful lighthearted 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: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism

Moderate: Kidnapping, Stalking

Minor: Cursing, Infidelity, Alcohol

Call Me by Your Name

André Aciman

2.25

emotional reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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The writing was beautiful and atmospheric, and I really liked the last part of the book. Other than that, this book was just... meh. There was a lot of stuff that I found boring, and a lot of stuff that weirded me out. And for the most part, the love story didn't even feel like one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual content

Moderate: Alcohol

Minor: Biphobia, Cancer, Child death, Cursing, Infidelity, Transphobia, Excrement, Vomit, Antisemitism, Dementia, Stalking, Death of parent

Malibu Rising

Taylor Jenkins Reid

4.75

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug use, Infidelity, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol

Moderate: Sexual content, Toxic relationship

Minor: Child abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Gore, Gun violence, Car accident, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury

They Both Die at the End

Adam Silvera

1.0

inspiring sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Violence, Death of parent

Minor: Gun violence, Suicide, Car accident, Suicide attempt

The Cruel Prince

Holly Black

3.5

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Murder

Minor: Infidelity, Blood, Death of parent, Alcohol, War

If He Had Been with Me

Laura Nowlin

3.75

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Car accident, Alcohol

Moderate: Suicide attempt

Minor: Death, Infidelity, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Grief, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship

Stay Another Day

Juno Dawson

3.25

emotional 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: Eating disorder

Minor: Alcoholism, Biphobia, Bullying, Cursing, Drug use, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Outing, Alcohol

Daisy Jones & The Six

Taylor Jenkins Reid

4.0

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Alcohol

Moderate: Toxic relationship

Minor: Cursing, Death, Sexual content, Grief, Abortion, Pregnancy