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146 reviews

Postcards from the Edge by Carrie Fisher

challenging reflective tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I loved this book so much. The writing is brilliant. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use

Moderate: Eating disorder, Dysphoria

Minor: Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Bryony and Roses by T. Kingfisher

adventurous emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

4.75

Liked this book very much one of my favourite retellings liked it more than the inspiration. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Kidnapping

Minor: Death, Grief

Throttled by Lauren Asher

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

0.5

Horrible book was actively routing for the MMC and FMC not getting together. It was toxic an horrible written. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship

Minor: Domestic abuse, Violence

Wenn du erzählst, erblüht die Wüste: Roman by Rafik Schami

adventurous dark hopeful medium-paced

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

3.5

Liked this book but found it difficult to get in to the story.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content, Violence

Paladin's Grace by T. Kingfisher

adventurous funny mysterious tense medium-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? No

4.5

I really like t. Kingfishers writing style it's serious and funny at the same time 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Blood

Minor: War

The Book Forger: The True Story of a Literary Crime that Fooled the World by Joseph Hone

adventurous informative mysterious slow-paced

4.5

I liked this story very much, it's interesting and fascinating. Especially in the beginning I missed a list of the "dramatis personae" because I was going back so much to look up who was who.

A Tempest of Tea by Hafsah Faizal

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

2.25

I found that book frustrating because I was so exited to read and the themes it was discussing are so important especially at the moment. But it was written very badly the story didn't grab me at all, and what I think was supposed to be the romance plotline(s) seemed rushed and unrealistic with no believable emotions.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Blood

Taylor Swift by Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara

hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

4.5

This star rating should be seen with a grain of salt, because its a good children's book but of course it's not an amazing in the great scheme of things.

The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe

challenging dark emotional 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

3.0

I liked it the tell tale heart is definitely my favourite from Edgar Allan Poe. But there are more stories in the book like the fall of the house of Usher and the cask of amontillado. The first one I also liked the second one I didn't. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder

Minor: Blood

Let's talk about Tod: 50 Fragen zu Sterben, Tod und Bestattung by David Roth

emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

I liked this book very much it was easy to read and extremely informative. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Terminal illness, Death of parent

Moderate: Child death

Minor: Animal death