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131 reviews

The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad 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

5.0

I loved this book so much, and I'm so happy to have joined the Storygraph readalong because that finally got me to reading that book. 
And I would actually recommend going into that book completely blind, that's what I did and I think that enhanced my reading experience. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death

The Encyclopedia of the Weird and Wonderful: Curious and Incredible Facts that Will Blow Your Mind by Milo Rossi

informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.5

An amazing book about humanity. I should definitely be read.
The only thing I didn't like was that my copy wasn't manufactured correctly and the cover glue in the back was peeling of. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child death and Death

Das Licht der Jedi by Charles Soule

adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced

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

2.0

I don't like the writing style, it was predictable and was trying very hard to be exciting but it wasn't. The whole story felt quite forced. I'm not sure if I will continue reading these books. But maybe the books written by the other authors are better. Because this book is the perfect book if you ever actually want to be in a reading slump...

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Kidnapping, and War

The Woman in Me by Britney Spears

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

5.0

I think this is again one of the books I like so much because I see pieces of my one family life in this story. 
I cried so much during this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Sexism

Schlimmes Ende by Philip Ardagh

adventurous funny relaxing 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? No

4.5

A story about an absolutely absurd family and a lot of strange occurrences. I love this storys very much since I first discovered it about 15 years ago. 
If you speak German I strongly recommend listening to the audio book translated and read by Harry Rowohlt. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement

Wenn alle Katzen von der Welt verschwänden by Genki Kawamura

dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.5

I loved this book so much. It's a challenging and philosophical story. I'm just a little confused about the "magic system". 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Terminal illness, and Grief

Moderate: Death and Death of parent

Eine Nebensache by Adania Shibli

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-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

4.25

I think this book was very Challenging but the second part, was just because of the writing style a bit harder to read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, and Xenophobia

Eldorya – Elemente der Finsternis by Lara Dittmann

adventurous emotional inspiring mysterious medium-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

I really liked this book even though it's a bit out of my reading comfort zone. Definitely recommend. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: War

Galvanism and Ghouls by Tilly Wallace

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

I liked this book, but not as much as the first one in the series. 
I'm excited to see how the series will continue to develop. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Das Gespenst von Canterville by Oscar Wilde

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad slow-paced

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

3.5

Live the story so much 
But the translation of the book and the picturers were horrible.