scripturient's Reviews (190)

Hell Bent

Leigh Bardugo

4.5

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Murder, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Slavery, Suicide, Torture

Just basically ALL the trigger warnings.

Dead Until Dark

Charlaine Harris

2.0

dark mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Jackaby

William Ritter

3.5

adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Slaughterhouse-Five

Kurt Vonnegut

4.5

dark funny reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: N/A

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Educated: A Memoir

Tara Westover

5.0

dark emotional reflective slow-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body shaming, Gun violence, Racism, Antisemitism, Medical content

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cancer, Chronic illness, Dementia

The Girls I've Been

Tess Sharpe

4.5

dark tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Fire/Fire injury

Heartstopper Volume 1

Alice Oseman

4.25

emotional lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

We Are the Weather: Saving the Planet Begins at Breakfast

Jonathan Safran Foer

4.0

informative reflective medium-paced

Before the Coffee Gets Cold

Toshikazu Kawaguchi

4.0

emotional reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The One Hundred Nights of Hero

Isabel Greenberg

4.5

emotional reflective relaxing 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