theidlereader's Reviews (355)

Love on the Brain

Ali Hazelwood

4.5

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: Complicated

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This was a fun and lighthearted romance with an enemies-to-lovers plot and a sprinkling of science. Overall I thought that the characters were likeable and the story cute. My only real complaint is that the antagonists plot was very predictable. Still, this was a fun and enjoyable story.

The Old Guard, Book Two: Force Multiplied

Greg Rucka

5.0

emotional sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Trafficking, Car accident, Abandonment, War

Horrorstör

Grady Hendrix

2.0

dark fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Self harm, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Murder

Moderate: Gore, Blood

Minor: Excrement, Vomit

Spy x Family, Vol. 7

Tatsuya Endo

4.0

funny sad tense fast-paced

Gallant

V.E. Schwab

5.0

dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad fast-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

The Book of Cold Cases

Simone St. James

4.25

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Mental illness, Blood, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Bullying, Cursing, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Forced institutionalization, Pregnancy

Love of Kill, Vol. 1

FE

2.75

dark sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Love of Kill, Vol. 3

FE

3.5

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Love of Kill, Vol. 2

FE

3.5

dark tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Murder

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Trafficking

Where the Crawdads Sing

Delia Owens

5.0

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Sexual assault, Murder, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Alcoholism, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Infertility, Grief, Death of parent