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153 reviews

Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

adventurous dark mysterious tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Gun violence and Incest

Minor: Pedophilia and Rape

Fire & Blood by George R.R. Martin

adventurous challenging dark emotional slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Biphobia, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Homophobia, Incest, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander
Did not finish book. Stopped at 0%.

I didn’t realize how long ago this book was written when I added it. While many of its core arguments stand true, I think there are more modern works that better encapsulate the extent of America’s prison problem. 

Beowulf: A New Translation by Maria Dahvana Headley
Did not finish book. Stopped at 15%.

The modern translation has it's merits and I think I would have like to read this “no fear Shakespeare” version of event. Listening to it, however, felt ridiculous. And I blame that entirely in the lackluster performance not the translator who explained her decision making very well in the introduction.

Sula by Toni Morrison

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, and Murder

Moderate: Ableism and Abandonment

Minor: War

Milk and Honey by Rupi Kaur

dark emotional reflective slow-paced

2.5

Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston

emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Death

Moderate: Racial slurs and Violence

Minor: Sexual assault

These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong
Did not finish book. Stopped at 2%.

It had the misfortune of being the first YA book I’ve picked up since high school and I realized how…unique this genre really was.

A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin

5.0

A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin

3.0