sammantha's reviews
147 reviews

Larger than an Orange by Lucy Burns

emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion

Tell Me Good Things: On Love, Death, and Marriage by James Runcie

emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness

Notes on Heartbreak by Annie Lord

emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

Tears of Rage: From Grieving Father to Crusader for Justice: The Untold Story of the Adam Walsh Case by John Walsh

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Child death, Death, Violence, Rape, Pregnancy, Death of parent, Grief, Suicide, Kidnapping, Infidelity, Animal death, Child abuse, Murder, Sexual violence, and Sexual assault

Heartsick: Three Stories About Love and Loss, and What Happens in Between by Jessie Stephens

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

I loved this book. Especially the last bit “on romantic rejection.”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Miscarriage, and Grief

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Suicide, and Gaslighting

Spare by Prince Harry

dark emotional informative inspiring sad medium-paced

5.0

I wasn’t prepared for the sheer amount of animal death in this book. I love animals and it broke my heart to read about the killing of goats, chickens, deer, rabbits, and others.

The rest of the book  was beautifully written and heartbreaking. Anyone ever wishing to have been born Royal or to be famous, I’d recommend reading Harry’s words. I’m glad he and Meghan found each other - their love is inspiring. I wish them a long, healthy and happy life together. And hopefully from here on out he’ll let the animals be.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Animal cruelty, Miscarriage, Animal death, Death of parent, Death, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, War, Racism, Blood, Car accident, Misogyny, Suicide, and Gaslighting

Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs?: Big Questions from Tiny Mortals about Death by Caitlin Doughty

informative lighthearted reflective fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Body Full of Stars: Female Rage and My Passage into Motherhood by Molly Caro May

challenging emotional informative reflective medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Vomit, Medical content, and Pregnancy

It Rains in February: A Wife's Memoir of Love and Loss by Leila Summers

challenging dark sad medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Grief, Death, Self harm, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Stars Between the Sun and Moon: One Woman's Life in North Korea and Escape to Freedom by Lucia Jang, Susan McClelland

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Violence, Trafficking, Torture, Domestic abuse, Death, Sexual assault, Rape, Sexual violence, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Grief

Moderate: Abortion

Minor: Body shaming, Animal death, and Animal cruelty