margesyarf's reviews
46 reviews

The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Brontë
Did not finish book. Stopped at 12%.

boring + weird message sorry anne :(

Desoriental by Négar Djavadi

dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

i read it in french for class so it was kind of a crazy experience i think it was a good book but who’s to say

I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad tense fast-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Cancer, Vomit, and Eating disorder

Circe by Madeline Miller

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

adventurous emotional funny reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

I loved this book! The main character is very endearing; Clarke does a very good job at making his character sympathetic even in isolation (so we don’t get much from his interaction with other people). 

The idea of ritual whether for personal gain or practice is a major theme of this novel. What faith can look like in isolation vs the story of an occultist who manipulated his followers. 

We Were Liars by E. Lockhart

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Dementia, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Child death, Mental illness, Murder, Abandonment, Addiction, Animal death, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid

emotional funny inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Won’t hear a Fleetwood Mac song the same ever again. 

Taylor Jenkins Reed is a master at creating lovable characters. I was caring about characters I wish I didn’t care about, but they’re all so easy to root for. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction and Alcoholism

Moderate: Abortion

The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
Did not finish book. Stopped at 39%.

Super misogynistic, not in the mood! Like how the characters think about art though. 

Lanny by Max Porter

dark emotional hopeful tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25