wykirsty's reviews
35 reviews

Glorious Exploits by Ferdia Lennon

challenging dark funny informative lighthearted reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.5

Blue Sisters by Coco Mellors

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Infidelity, and Grief

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

Butter by Asako Yuzuki

challenging informative slow-paced

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

3.0

Kala by Colin Walsh

dark mysterious sad tense 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual assault

all the dogs die and there’s a lot of dogs

We Solve Murders by Richard Osman
Did not finish book. Stopped at 6%.

Simply not for me

She's Always Hungry by Eliza Clark

challenging dark funny mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

The Satsuma Complex by Bob Mortimer

funny lighthearted 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? Yes

2.25

The Bee Sting by Paul Murray

challenging dark sad medium-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Sexual violence, Xenophobia, and Classism

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Police brutality, Grief, Car accident, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment

Feeding the Monster: Why Horror Has a Hold on Us by Anna Bogutskaya

emotional funny informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

Briefly, A Delicious Life by Nell Stevens

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad 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

4.5