sherlockscoffee's Reviews (26)

The Hymn to Dionysus

Natasha Pulley

4.25

adventurous emotional funny 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: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Slavery, Murder, Alcohol

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, War, Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Incest, Cannibalism, Abandonment

Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke

Eric LaRocca

2.0

dark mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship

Moderate: Body horror, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, Grief, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Miscarriage, Pregnancy

Will Grayson, Will Grayson

John Green, David Levithan

3.25

emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The Wicker King

K. Ancrum

4.75

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Abandonment

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Homophobia, Grief, Outing, Gaslighting

A Tale for the Time Being

Ruth Ozeki

3.5

emotional funny hopeful informative mysterious reflective sad 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: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt

Moderate: Sexual assault, Violence, War

Minor: Rape

The Prosecutor: One Man's Battle Against the CIA to Bring the Nazis to Justice

Jack Fairweather

4.5

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

The Talented Mr. Ripley

Patricia Highsmith

4.75

adventurous dark mysterious tense 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: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Violence, Murder, Toxic friendship

Moderate: Homophobia, Misogyny

Minor: Racism

Sorcery and Small Magics

Maiga Doocy

4.75

adventurous funny lighthearted 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: Yes

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

Benjamin Alire Sáenz

5.0

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Violence

Moderate: Racism, Outing

The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Stephen Chbosky

5.0

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault

Moderate: Homophobia, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Car accident, Alcohol