racheltheripper's reviews
129 reviews

Possession by Lee Mountford

4.0

Haunted: Purgatory by Lee Mountford

4.25

The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah

emotional sad tense medium-paced

3.0

My Favorite Holidate by Lauren Blakely

funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

2.75

Jackal by Erin E. Adams

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

The Between by Tananarive Due

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

I'm not crying. I'm allergic to my pets is all. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Stalking, and Car accident

Moderate: Addiction, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Mental illness, Racism, Stalking, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: War

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon

emotional funny informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-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

5.0

This was the book I needed. I'm not a maths expert - statistics gave me so much happiness but thats about it. But everything else about the string of thoughts in this novel felt simultaneously familiar, emotional, thoughtful, embarrassing, comforting, sad, reassuring, terrifying, beautiful... I can't really put words for how this one made me feel.

I've been trying to find a book that would make me cry, and this one did the trick. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

All the Little Raindrops by Mia Sheridan

dark emotional sad tense medium-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

3.25

This one took me a second to fully digest. I knew what I was going into, so the trafficking and torment wasn't surprising, and I think it was written well. I was fully invested in Evan and Noelle.

But like. What the fuck was the rest of it? The entire plot was a grudge match between two old men, one who was genuinely a criminal and one who was devastated from a pretty shit life, and some really weird ass hoops to get to the conclusion.

Callie was very unnecessary to the story, considering how quickly the whole "oh yeah lol this almost adolescent is yours!" blew over, and it was kind of hard to suspend disbelief throughout act two.

Meh 🤷‍♀️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Vomit, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Death and Death of parent

High Hopes: Quest of a Queer, Neurodivergent, Stoner Scientist by Dr. Miyabe Shields PhD

funny informative medium-paced

5.0

Kill It to Save It: An Autopsy of Capitalism's Triumph Over Democracy by Corey Dolgon

informative reflective tense slow-paced

3.75