lovely_bookshelf's Reviews (105)

Barbarian Lover

Ruby Dixon

3.75

adventurous funny 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

Barbarian Alien

Ruby Dixon

3.75

adventurous funny 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

When Haru Was Here

Dustin Thao

3.5

The Handmaid's Tale

Margaret Atwood

4.75

challenging reflective tense medium-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: Complicated

Sunrise on the Reaping

Suzanne Collins

5.0

challenging emotional reflective tense 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: Child death, Death, Violence

The Way I Am Now

Amber Smith

5.0

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad tense 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: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism

Minor: Drug use, Vomit, Pregnancy

When You're Ready, This Is How You Heal

Brianna Wiest

4.5

hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

Og hver morgen blir veien hjem lengre og lengre

Fredrik Backman

4.25

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

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: Dementia

Solvokteren

Maja Lunde

5.0

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective tense 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: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief

Moderate: Child death, Death of parent

Margaret, er du i sorg

Maria Kjos Fonn

4.75

challenging dark emotional sad slow-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: Drug abuse, Abortion

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Self harm