thriftybookishlucy's reviews
155 reviews

The Dry Heart by Natalia Ginzburg

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Death, Child death, and Suicide

Idol, Burning by 宇佐見りん, Rin Usami

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

4.0

The Vanishing Season by Joanna Schaffhausen

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.0

Queendom Come by Ellen Galford

funny mysterious medium-paced

5.0

The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood

emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

4.5

Fault Lines by Emily Itami

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.0

The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

5.0

Rumaysa: Ever After by Radiya Hafiza

3.0

Book Lovers by Emily Henry

5.0

Very Nice by Marcy Dermansky

dark reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.5