yolanda_h's Reviews (306)

Through the Woods

E.M. Carroll

4.5

dark mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Injury/Injury detail

De lichtwachters

Emma Stonex

3.25

dark mysterious tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief

Moderate: Child death, Murder

Minor: Animal cruelty

We Have Always Lived in the Castle

Shirley Jackson

4.0

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Death of parent

Moderate: Bullying, Fire/Fire injury

Fingersmith

Sarah Waters

4.5

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Misogyny, Violence, Murder

Gideon the Ninth

Tamsyn Muir

adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Violence, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Suicide

The Familiars

Stacey Halls

3.75

dark emotional informative 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: Miscarriage, Misogyny, Blood, Pregnancy

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child death, Confinement

The Island of Missing Trees

Elif Shafak

3.75

challenging 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: Death, Violence, War

Moderate: Alcoholism, Homophobia, Pregnancy

Minor: Suicide

Legends & Lattes

Travis Baldree

3.5

adventurous lighthearted 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

The Story of Antigone

Ali Smith

3.0

dark emotional sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Woman, Eating

Claire Kohda

3.25

dark reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

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: Animal death, Death, Blood, Murder

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Sexual harassment

Minor: Terminal illness