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82 reviews

The Fork, the Witch, and the Worm by Christopher Paolini

adventurous funny relaxing medium-paced

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

4.75

Dirty Laundry: Why adults with ADHD are so ashamed and what we can do to help by Richard Pink, Roxanne Emery

funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing fast-paced

5.0

Unexplained New Zealand: Ghosts, UFOs & Mysterious Creatures by Julie Miller

funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

1.25

This book needs an editor and a fact checker and many many many other things and also is weirdly racist at times. I didn't want to dnf it because I felt bad for it, but it broke my really great reading streak I had been on because it was so hard to get through. On the bright side, reading bits out loud because they were so bad was very fun. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Cultural appropriation, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien

adventurous emotional funny hopeful mysterious slow-paced

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

4.25

Life Admin Hacks: The step-by-step guide to saving time and money, reducing the mental load and streamlining your life by Dinah Rowe-Roberts, Mia Northrop
Did not finish book. Stopped at 2%.

Just not what I'm in the headspace for right now.

Coraline by Neil Gaiman

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious relaxing 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? No

5.0

First Comes Scandal by Julia Quinn

funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.75

My favorite of the Rokesbys books. Adorable. Endearing. Not stressful.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail

The Other Miss Bridgerton by Julia Quinn

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted relaxing 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? It's complicated

3.5

Joy at Work: Organizing Your Professional Life by Scott Sonenshein, Marie Kondo

informative inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-paced

4.0

The Girl with the Make-Believe Husband by Julia Quinn

dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious 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? It's complicated

2.5

Not a bit fan of Edward.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Gaslighting, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism