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148 reviews

An Offer From a Gentleman by Julia Quinn

fast-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

2.0

The Viscount Who Loved Me by Julia Quinn

emotional fast-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

2.5

Kingdom of Ash by Sarah J. Maas

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful sad tense medium-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

3.75

The Duke and I by Julia Quinn

fast-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? Yes

1.0

This book was fine until one of the characters sexually assaulted the other. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Sexual content

The Rachel Incident by Caroline O'Donoghue

emotional funny medium-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

4.0

Tower of Dawn by Sarah J. Maas

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Empire of Storms by Sarah J. Maas

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful sad tense 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? It's complicated

3.75

A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

2.0

This book was just so awful and the reading experience incredibly draining. If you are looking to read A Little Life, which I personally would not recommend, I would strongly urge people to thoroughly explore the trigger warnings before picking up this book. While reading the book I became aware of some of the authors comments about mental health and therapy which I found extremely unsettling. It seemed some plot points were for the sake of being shocking or like they were intended to be seriously triggering. This book will stay with me for a long time and I’m certain I’ll never pick it up again

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Abandonment

Queen of Shadows by Sarah J. Maas

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful tense medium-paced

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

4.5

The Assassin's Blade by Sarah J. Maas

adventurous dark emotional sad 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

3.5