sorrel_applegate's Reviews (333)

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

Taylor Jenkins Reid

5.0

challenging emotional medium-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: Alcoholism, Misogyny

Moderate: Biphobia, Cancer, Homophobia, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Suicide, Car accident, Death of parent, Lesbophobia

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Abortion

The Midnight Library

Matt Haig

5.0

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Suicide attempt

Moderate: Animal death, Death of parent

Minor: Alcoholism, Cancer, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Stalking, Car accident

It Ends with Us

Colleen Hoover

1.5

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse

Moderate: Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Alcohol

Minor: Rape, Suicide

Small Things Like These

Claire Keegan

5.0

dark emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Misogyny, Suicide, Forced institutionalization

Strange Flowers

Donal Ryan

5.0

emotional mysterious reflective medium-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

Moderate: Racism, Rape, Sexual harassment

Beautiful World, Where Are You

Sally Rooney

5.0

emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The White Raven

Diana L. Paxson, Thomas Canty

3.0

adventurous emotional slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

Redeeming Love

Francine Rivers

5.0

emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The Scarlet Thread

Francine Rivers

5.0

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

C.S. Lewis

4.0