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113 reviews

Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke And Other Misfortunes by Eric LaRocca

dark reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.0

WTF? (in the best possible way)

The Idiot by Elif Batuman

slow-paced

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

1.0

This is the most boring book I've ever read and i truly don't know how

The Royal Art of Poison: Fatal Cosmetics, Deadly Medicines and Murder Most Foul by Eleanor Herman

informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

I specifically love the part where they accuse someone of being poisoned by a glove seller and the direct response is " obviously he's italian"

White Nights by Fyodor Dostoevsky

emotional relaxing fast-paced

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

3.75

I feel betrayed. Even tho this story is short i got invested in there love, and like it was nothing it ended

Priest by Sierra Simone

dark 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? Yes

2.25

This was so underwhelming
I know that sometimes this types of books don't have much sustenance but this book had zero fucking plot
And also it was to repetitive 

The Days of Abandonment: Elena Ferrante by Elena Ferrante

dark emotional reflective tense 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

5.0

This feels like the telenovelas i used to watch with my grandma at night before bed
I loved it

Bluets by Maggie Nelson

lighthearted fast-paced

2.0

Mediocre at best, weird as shit at worse.
There were some good phrases and all but it was overshadowed by the amount of quotations that this woman makes

The Dragon Republic by R.F. Kuang

adventurous challenging emotional funny tense slow-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

4.25

There were parts were i thought they were to long and should be cut down however this book is fire and can't wait to see how this turns out

All Rhodes Lead Here by Mariana Zapata

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing slow-paced

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

4.0

Tbh mariana zapata and christina lauren are the only authors that i read whenever im in a reading slump and thats because they just right such feel good books i swear.
I love me some fantasy or some thrillers but a good romance thats not too romancy is always the way to go.
Im slowly getting over my big book fear cuz this is my 3rd mariana zapata book and they are all so CHUNKY JESUS like girly why almost 600 pages there is literally no need, and sometimes the slow burn pisses me off but i love the way the characters develop so nicely and natural with every book.
Also if i was 20 years older and if Rhodes wasn't fictional..... i swear love me a dilf.

O Escuro Que Te Ilumina by José Riço Direitinho

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? Yes

0.75

Eu se pudesse dar -500 dava mas infelizmente não é uma opção. Tinha bastante potencial contudo para além das palavras caras desnecessárias e as anologias estupidas que tinha não havia muito consistência decente. Claramente escrito por um homem porque a personagem fala como se fosse uma sex  bomb que anda para ali o que eu diria que acontece 0.00000001% dos casos. Para além de mais não podem considerar bons escritores quando ele rouba, ou " cita", metadp do texto que tem doutros autores que não fazem sentido a estarem ali. Desculpa vais citar neitzsche na mesma frase que descreves o teu membro como MANGALHO. I SWEAR TO GOD.