xgabriellehx's Reviews (47)

Reminders of Him

Colleen Hoover

3.0

emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Drug use, Pregnancy, Alcohol

The Housemaid

Freida McFadden

4.0

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical trauma, Murder, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Death of parent

Minor: Pregnancy, Alcohol

The Midnight Library

Matt Haig

4.0

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Car accident, Death of parent, Alcohol

The Philosophy of Love

Rebecca Ryan

4.0

emotional funny hopeful informative reflective 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: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Cursing, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness

Minor: Sexual content

The Way I Used to Be

Amber Smith

2.5

dark emotional sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Sexual harassment

Moderate: Body shaming, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Toxic friendship, Alcohol

Ignite Me

Tahereh Mafi

4.5

adventurous funny inspiring tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Violence, Medical trauma, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Blood, Grief, Death of parent

The Silent Patient

Alex Michaelides

4.0

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

The Travelling Cat Chronicles

Hiro Arikawa

4.0

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Terminal illness

Moderate: Death, Medical content, Death of parent

Minor: Child abuse, Blood, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

Yellowface

R.F. Kuang

3.0

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-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: Cursing, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Xenophobia, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Cultural appropriation, Toxic friendship

Moderate: Body shaming, Sexual assault, Blood, Islamophobia, Death of parent

Finding Perfect

Colleen Hoover

3.0

emotional hopeful 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: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Pregnancy

Minor: Cursing, Infertility, Sexual content, Medical content