polyglotbookworm's reviews
9 reviews

Museru Kurai no Ai wo Ageru by Keiko Iwashita

emotional lighthearted fast-paced

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

5.0

Yamada-kun to Lv999 no Koi wo Suru by Mashiro

funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.0

Everything I Know About Love: A Memoir by Dolly Alderton

medium-paced

2.0

Protagonist too naive, also not a fan of non explicitly stated TWs (drugs,l and alcohol abuse). A book about pretty privilege, def not my cup of tea.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Alcoholism

A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

adventurous medium-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

3.75

Heaven by Mieko Kawakami

dark emotional reflective sad 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? Yes

3.5

I was expecting more, events were nice but I found the book pretty slow and a bit annoying at times

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Bullying, Violence, Eating disorder, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

Almond by Won-pyung Sohn

dark emotional sad medium-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

4.0

I really liked the development of the protagonist. Quite nice portrait of a portion of the Korean society.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Animal death, Violence, Medical content, Animal cruelty, Murder, Medical trauma, Torture, Physical abuse, and Injury/Injury detail

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

emotional funny hopeful medium-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

4.75

Lovely story and perfect for people who love/care about video games, more focused on friendship rather than love. Some parts were a bit slow, but not completely boring.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Mass/school shootings, Gun violence, Violence, Murder, Medical trauma, and Mental illness

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Death of parent and Drug use

I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki by Baek Se-hee

dark reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

Felt like a hug for people who suffered of mental health problems

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.25

Feels like going through an old photo album full of memories, soft reading but sometimes bittersweet as well