nclausel25's reviews
120 reviews

Immortal by Sue Lynn Tan

adventurous hopeful inspiring 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? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gore, Misogyny, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Winterkeep by Kristin Cashore

adventurous dark hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion by Jonathan Haidt

challenging informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Homophobia, Infidelity, Slavery, Xenophobia, Islamophobia, Abortion, Colonisation, War, Classism

Gleanings by Neal Shusterman

adventurous funny 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Blood, Murder

Book of Night by Holly Black

adventurous dark tense 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

4.25

I enjoyed this book, I just wish it spent more time explaining the magic/shadow system and how conclusions were come to. I found myself a little confused sometimes, and I still don’t totally understand how the shadow magic came to be and works.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Drug use, Infidelity, Medical content, Car accident, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol

Minor: Gun violence, Incest

A Sorceress Comes to Call by T. Kingfisher

adventurous dark emotional hopeful fast-paced

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

4.75

My only gripe is that I wish the book was longer. I loved being in this world and reading about Cordelia and Hester and was sad it was over too soon.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Murder, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death, Death of parent, Alcohol

Ready or Not by Cara Bastone

funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy

Moderate: Cursing, Infertility, Sexual content, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol

Minor: Miscarriage

My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Cursing, Infidelity, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Grief, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment

Moderate: Death

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Genocide, Misogyny, Sexual content, Medical content, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol

Ithaca by Claire North

adventurous challenging dark funny medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Death, Gore, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, War