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A Three Dog Problem by S.J. Bennett

adventurous challenging dark lighthearted mysterious relaxing medium-paced

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

3.0

A very fun read!
Must say I expected the corgis to play a bigger role, though. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Misogyny, Racism, and Murder

Minor: Body horror, Blood, and Stalking

Bloedirritant! De onzichtbare strijd van vrouwen met ADHD by Jacqueline van de Sande, Sandra Kooij

funny informative lighthearted reflective fast-paced

3.5

Read it diagonally because I borrowed it from someone.
A fun foray into different aspects of ADHD and how it differs for women to have it opposed to men. 

I did miss solutions that were suitable for me (and not an open door). 

Komt een land bij de dokter: Nederland door de ogen van een straatarts by Michelle van Tongerloo

challenging hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Violence, Medical content, Trafficking, Medical trauma, and Alcohol

There Are Rivers in the Sky by Elif Shafak

adventurous challenging informative inspiring reflective relaxing 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Genocide, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Xenophobia, Vomit, Trafficking, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Colonisation, and War

Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective relaxing sad medium-paced

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

5.0

YES. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Grief

Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Sexual content

Gesloten wegens omstandigheden by Mohamed Ouaamari

adventurous challenging dark reflective relaxing sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Racism, Violence, Xenophobia, Vomit, Islamophobia, and Car accident

Minor: Confinement and Pregnancy

Emily Wilde's Map of the Otherlands by Heather Fawcett

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious relaxing fast-paced

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

4.5

Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett

adventurous funny informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious relaxing tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Matrix by Lauren Groff

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

3.0

Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men by Caroline Criado Pérez

challenging informative slow-paced

3.5

An important book, but not the easiest one to get through. While it's written well, I felt it was just very dense because it's packed with so much information and research, which meant it took me more than a year to finish it, reading it bit by bit.