thedambookshelf's Reviews (336)

It Starts with Us

Colleen Hoover

3.0

funny hopeful tense medium-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: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault

The Fox Wife

Yangsze Choo

5.0

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy

Moderate: Gore, Slavery, Blood, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Infertility, Trafficking, War, Pandemic/Epidemic

Sabriel

Garth Nix

4.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring sad tense medium-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: No

Foundryside

Robert Jackson Bennett

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny tense 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: Body horror, Death, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Slavery, Blood, Sexual harassment, War

People We Meet on Vacation

Emily Henry

3.0

adventurous emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Grief, Death of parent, Toxic friendship

The Wild Robot

Peter Brown

4.0

adventurous emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

The Ballad of Never After

Stephanie Garber

4.5

adventurous emotional hopeful sad tense 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

The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina

Zoraida Córdova

5.0

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Self harm, Sexual content, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol

The Beautiful Ones

Silvia Moreno-Garcia

4.25

adventurous emotional funny hopeful sad 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: Complicated

The Atlas Six

Olivie Blake

DID NOT FINISH: 34%

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i don't think i was ready to pick that book up