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284 reviews

Picking Cotton: Our Memoir of Injustice and Redemption by Jennifer Thompson-Cannino, Erin Torneo, Ronald Cotton

challenging informative medium-paced

4.5

Age of Revolutions: Progress and Backlash from 1600 to the Present by Fareed Zakaria

slow-paced

3.0

Company of Liars by Karen Maitland

dark sad slow-paced

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

4.0

This was an interesting read but an absolutely brutal one. Very bleak so read with care, especially if you’re Jewish, queer, disabled, or a woman.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Religious bigotry, Outing, Racism, Pandemic/Epidemic, Pregnancy, Child death, Incest, Body horror, Antisemitism, Death, Murder, Homophobia, Misogyny, Animal death, Ableism, and Suicide

Moderate: Alcohol, Sexual violence, Rape, Animal death, Blood, and Sexual assault

A Most Agreeable Murder by Julia Seales

funny lighthearted fast-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

5.0

This book was silly fun.

Romancing Mister Bridgerton by Julia Quinn

lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.5

Murder in the Crypt by Irina Shapiro

fast-paced

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

3.0

It was fine. Scratches the period piece itch but not terribly deep or surprising.

Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

hopeful fast-paced

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

4.25

Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree

hopeful 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? No

5.0

The book version of a hug

Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
Did not finish book. Stopped at 23%.

The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0