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The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton

adventurous dark mysterious reflective tense medium-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

5.0

i didn’t know what was going on at any point in this book and i LOVED it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child death, Death, Drug use, Torture, Physical abuse, Alcohol, Murder, Violence, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Cursing, Rape, Death of parent, Alcoholism, Classism, Gaslighting, Medical content, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

Hook, Line, and Sinker by Tessa Bailey

funny lighthearted 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? Yes

4.0

Holes by Louis Sachar

adventurous inspiring mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

Book Lovers by Emily Henry

emotional funny inspiring lighthearted 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

5.0

I LOVE EMILY HENRY SO MUCH.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Cursing, Death of parent, and Grief

Moderate: Alcohol, Pregnancy, and Death

Under One Roof by Ali Hazelwood

funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.0

Literally the same as every Ali Hazelwood book out there so far. 

Circe by Madeline Miller

adventurous emotional tense 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

5.0

The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris

dark emotional inspiring sad medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Antisemitism, Death, Religious bigotry, Torture, Genocide, Grief, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Rape and Sexual assault

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by Glyn Robbins, C.S. Lewis

adventurous fast-paced

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

4.75

You Should Have Known: Coming Soon to HBO as the Limited Series the Undoing by Jean Hanff Korelitz
Did not finish book. Stopped at 8%.

The writing was extremely packed with unnecessary details; a single conversation with only a few lines of dialogue took up ~20 pages. The first few chapters did not compel me and I did not feel engaged with the main character. Apparently, the pacing remains slow throughout the entire book, so I decided it was best to give up before I wasted more time.

Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

2.5

I literally hate Patch so much.