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223 reviews

Welcome to Night Vale by Joseph Fink, Jeffrey Cranor

funny medium-paced

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

3.5

Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch

adventurous funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

The School for Good Mothers by Jessamine Chan

dark emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Faithful and Virtuous Night by Louise Glück

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

3.5

“Every time I say “I”, it refers to you.”
- Visitors From Abroad 

This poem haunts me. In general, this is one of the saddest poetry collections I’ve ever read. Every piece is so emotional. The sadness is so palpable, sometimes it was too much. This is also one of my first time reading, completing, and loving poems that are very very long. I think a couple have been 11 pages in my ebook reader. And I loved them too, so much. 

I will be reading more Louise Glück. 

“The cat is dead: who will press, now,
his heart over my heart to warm me?”

We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver

reflective sad slow-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Excrement, Mass/school shootings, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail

This Is How You Lose the Time War by Max Gladstone, Amal El-Mohtar

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.0

The Chalk Man by C.J. Tudor

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dementia, Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Religious bigotry

Minor: Animal death, Terminal illness, Stalking, Abortion

House of Light by Mary Oliver

emotional hopeful reflective relaxing slow-paced

The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton

challenging mysterious tense

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No

4.0

Great mystery with an interesting layer.
Great narration.

loved the 'no matter how advanced the prison industrial complex gets, it's still gonna suck ass' nod