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74 reviews

Black Water Sister by Zen Cho

dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

I received a free review copy from the publisher.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Violence

Minor: Homophobia

Can't Even: How Millennials Became the Burnout Generation by Anne Helen Petersen

informative medium-paced

4.0

Free review copy from publisher.

Women on Top of the World: What Women Think about When They're Having Sex by Lucy-Anne Holmes

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

I received a free copy of this book from the publisher.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Rape, and Infidelity

Grown Ups by Marie Aubert

emotional funny reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

5.0

I received an early review copy from the publisher. The Summer Book by Tove Jansson meets Motherhood by Sheila Heti.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death of parent, Infertility, Infidelity, and Miscarriage

Nightshift by Kiare Ladner

dark sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No

2.0

I received a free review copy from the publisher.

Of Women and Salt by Gabriela Garcia

dark emotional reflective sad 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

4.0

I received a free review copy from the publisher.

Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro

hopeful mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

I received a free review copy from the publisher.

How to Write an Autobiographical Novel: Essays by Alexander Chee

inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

My Life’s Library pick for Feb/March 2022 and a book of essays I return to often about grief, activism, being mixed race, and much much more.

Acts of Desperation by Megan Nolan

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

I received a free review copy from the publisher.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Infidelity, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Suicide

Reputation by Lex Croucher

emotional funny medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0