mickraine's reviews
20 reviews

The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
Did not finish book.

Gonna come back to it later! I just don't think I was in the mood for this one, but the writing was amazing.

Misery by Stephen King

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, Torture, Alcoholism, Child death, Kidnapping, Addiction, Gaslighting, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Murder, Physical abuse, Car accident, Alcohol, Gore, and Stalking

Moderate: Animal death, Vomit, and Body shaming

Minor: Racism and Rape

Nightbitch by Rachel Yoder

challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Misogyny, Animal cruelty, Blood, Death, Gore, Pregnancy, and Sexism

Moderate: Confinement, Bullying, and Body horror

Minor: Abandonment, Alcohol, Forced institutionalization, and Excrement

Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Self harm, Racism, Abandonment, Mental illness, Misogyny, and Classism

My Best Friend's Exorcism by Grady Hendrix

adventurous dark lighthearted tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Classism, Body horror, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Grief, Self harm, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Religious bigotry, Violence, Gaslighting, Confinement, and Animal death

Moderate: Excrement, Medical content, Sexual assault, Abandonment, Abortion, Torture, Gore, Miscarriage, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Gun violence, Suicide attempt, and Bullying

Minor: Rape, War, Blood, Homophobia, Toxic relationship, and Death of parent

Wishful Drinking by Carrie Fisher

funny inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced

One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston

emotional hopeful lighthearted 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? No

3.75

The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater

adventurous emotional hopeful slow-paced

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

4.0

Sula by Toni Morrison

dark informative reflective fast-paced

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

3.75

Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn

dark emotional mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Self harm, Terminal illness, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Gaslighting, Drug use, Child abuse, Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Death, Chronic illness, Child death, Blood, Abandonment, Addiction, Alcoholism, and Bullying

Moderate: Body shaming, Suicide, Animal death, and Cursing