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62 reviews

The House in the Cerulean Sea, by TJ Klune

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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

5.0

i love it i love it i love it! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Physical abuse, Hate crime, Child abuse, Confinement, Bullying, Religious bigotry, Abandonment, and Racism

The Dead Romantics, by Ashley Poston

emotional funny 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

"ghost stories were just love stories" it's giving haunting of hill house

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Child death, Grief, Bullying, Car accident, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Alcohol, Medical content, and Sexual content

The Guest List, by Lucy Foley

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I guessed the killer but I feel so dumb for not also guessing the motive lol

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Self harm, Sexual harassment, Toxic friendship, Infidelity, Injury/injury detail, Sexual content, Death, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Blood, Bullying, Cursing, Mental illness, and Murder

Moderate: Eating disorder, Classism, Suicide, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, and Fatphobia

The Screwtape Letters, by C.S. Lewis

funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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

3.0

The first few chapters were very funny and instantly grabbed my attention. Lewis does a good job at criticising the members of Christianity who lack self-awareness about how the way they act contradicts with their religion e.g., those who have lost sight of the message to be kind to one another and to have a positive effect on the world. Obviously, some of his perspectives, such as those about gender and chastity, are not really relevant today. He also does not have a good grasp of what atheism is. But I can understand why Christians like to use this book for self-reflection. 

Matilda, by Roald Dahl

funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Bullying, Child abuse, Death of parent, and Fatphobia

The Grownup, by Gillian Flynn

dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Infidelity, Injury/injury detail, Blood, Cursing, Vomit, Abandonment, Animal cruelty, and Violence

Dial A for Aunties, by Jesse Q. Sutanto

funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.25

so fun!! idc if shit was unrealistic or didn't make sense i'm having a good time!! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/injury detail, Alcohol, Car accident, Abandonment, and Death

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Vomit, Murder, and Racism

Nick and Charlie, by Alice Oseman

emotional hopeful lighthearted fast-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

3.0

if they must adapt this for the show i hope it's not longer than one episode

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol

Moderate: Eating disorder

Daisy Jones & The Six, by Taylor Jenkins Reid

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

definitely grew on me the more I read, very excited to hear the songs in the tv series! 

Spoiler

the reveal of the author had me gagged! the rest of the book suddenly made so much sense

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Addiction, Alcohol, Injury/injury detail, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Vomit, Alcoholism, Drug use, Infidelity, Chronic illness, Death, Sexism, and Toxic relationship

One Last Stop, by Casey McQuiston

emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective medium-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? It's complicated

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Sexual content, Cursing, and Drug use

Moderate: Abandonment

Minor: Vomit, Grief, Homophobia, Injury/injury detail, Lesbophobia, Car accident, Death, Emotional abuse, and Fire/Fire injury