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Wo die Wölfe sind by Charlotte McConaghy
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Not sure how to feel about this one! The first hour was quite slow and I thought I might DNF, but after that it got quite interesting. There are quite some subplots, and some questions left open for me. I was expecting a „The Overstory“ kind of book, which this wasn‘t for me. The main character was not exactly likeable for me.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Pregnancy, Domestic abuse, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Rape, and Murder
The Mad Ship by Robin Hobb
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
It was nice to delve deeper into these complex characters and the lore of the elderlings realm. It is quite a long book but I felt like the plot was consistently going with the same pace. Can‘t wait to find out what happens next!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Rape
Babel: Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution by R.F. Kuang
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
I really liked the idea of this book, especially the idea of how the silverbars work. I thoroughly enjoyed the first half, I am not so sure how I feel about the second half, but I was definitely engaged and wanted to know what would happen.
A word about the audiobook: the narrators did a good job, I liked the different narrator for the footnotes. However especially in the first half of it the audio mix was horrible, you can clearly tell when a sentence has been edited. Sometimes I thought that there were like 4 people saying just one sentence, which took me completely out of the story. Fortunately this got better in the second half, but it was surprising to hear in a professional production.
A word about the audiobook: the narrators did a good job, I liked the different narrator for the footnotes. However especially in the first half of it the audio mix was horrible, you can clearly tell when a sentence has been edited. Sometimes I thought that there were like 4 people saying just one sentence, which took me completely out of the story. Fortunately this got better in the second half, but it was surprising to hear in a professional production.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Racism, Racial slurs, and Violence
Moderate: Sexism and Drug abuse
Hangman by Maya Binyam
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
What an odd book. Reminded me of reading Camus or Kafka. I really like the prose.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Racism
Ship of Magic by Robin Hobb
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Slavery, Body horror, and Violence
Moderate: Rape
Ich will sterben, aber Tteokbokki essen will ich auch by Baek Se-hee
reflective
sad
medium-paced
2.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide
Circe by Madeline Miller
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
It‘s a nicely written book and nicely narrated audio book. The story is not getting me so much, but I can understand other people could greatly enjoy this.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape
The Secret History by Donna Tartt
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I don’t know… the first half was incredibly good and I could barely put the book down. After that it got a lot slower. It is written beautifully and the characters are all very interesting (except for the protagonist, who I thought was very dull and I kept forgetting his name).
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Alcoholism, Suicide, and Drug abuse
Assassin's Quest by Robin Hobb
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
slow-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? It's complicated
4.25
Definitely my favourite of this trilogy. I thoroughly enjoyed the middle part, I just wanted to keep going and know what happened. Not sure what I am thinking of the end, but I definitely didn’t see that coming. I am looking forward to read more from this universe, however I saw that the next trilogy does not have Fitz as main character.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty and Violence
Moderate: Rape
Nach Dem Beben by Haruki Murakami
dark
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0