ravenscrowsnest's Reviews (209)

The White Rose

Amy Ewing

3.0

adventurous dark emotional hopeful medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Abortion, Pregnancy, Colonisation, Classism

Moderate: Child death, Death, Physical abuse, Slavery

The Jewel

Amy Ewing

3.0

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Miscarriage, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Abortion, Pregnancy

Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Infertility, Sexual content, Violence, Colonisation, Classism

Minor: Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol

The Weight of Water

Sarah Crossan

3.25

emotional 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Racism, Xenophobia

Moderate: Body shaming

Minor: Deadnaming, Sexual content

Apple and Rain

Sarah Crossan

3.75

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Abandonment, Alcohol

Moderate: Child abuse, Cursing, Grief

The Screaming Staircase

Jonathan Stroud

4.25

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Death, Fatphobia, Murder, Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship

One Crazy Summer

Rita Williams-Garcia

4.5

adventurous emotional hopeful sad 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: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Abandonment

One Came Home

Amy Timberlake

4.0

adventurous emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Violence, Grief, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexism

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

Wolf Hollow

Lauren Wolk

4.5

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Blood, Grief, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, War

Minor: Pedophilia, Sexual content, Police brutality, Pregnancy

A Night Divided

Jennifer A. Nielsen

4.0

dark emotional hopeful informative tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Police brutality

Moderate: Violence

The Scourge

Jennifer A. Nielsen

3.25

adventurous funny mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Police brutality, Toxic friendship, Classism, Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Medical content