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A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab
4.0
I’ve meant to continue this series every time I pick up this book and yet have never started the second and have reread this first book three times now.
It’s setting up a lot and I think has promise to be a great series. It feels a little clunky sometimes and the characters voices come off younger than we are told they are.
It’s setting up a lot and I think has promise to be a great series. It feels a little clunky sometimes and the characters voices come off younger than we are told they are.
Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert
4.0
This book was both pink clouds and pure sweetness as well as very serious around mental health and I really appreciated it. I am mainly an anything but romance reader now starting to read romance.
The mental health and chronic pain rep in this book was amazing. The feeling of being a burden to others while also learning to accept help when needed was beautiful.
The rediscovering yourself after previous relationships was handled okay. I think it handled it better than most books but still felt like they relied on each other as the reason why to change and grow rather than for themselves.
The mental health and chronic pain rep in this book was amazing. The feeling of being a burden to others while also learning to accept help when needed was beautiful.
The rediscovering yourself after previous relationships was handled okay. I think it handled it better than most books but still felt like they relied on each other as the reason why to change and grow rather than for themselves.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Chronic illness, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Abandonment
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Classism
Dig. by A.S. King
all of the characters are connected, the grandmother is I would say the most racist which is routed in receiving “black blood” after an accident that almost killed her and needing a blood transfusion following, being told she had “black blood” and feeling dirty/unpure ever sense. She passed this racism down to one child, the others have tried to do better. Her husband does get sick of her shit near the end of the book and wants to do better. The grandchildren all recognize the racism and want to do better. There is mention of white supremacy, neo-nazism, and hate crimes. There is also a character who is introduced as a very likable and caring person and come summer when he wears short sleeves has a “100% white power” tattoo. There are teenagers being recruited to join white supremacy groups outside their school.
There is a girl who was kidnapped, raped, murdered, and buried in the woods but is not gone into in detail until the end of the book.
A female character talks about douching with turpentine multiple times in the book.
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-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? Yes
5.0
I have heard this book pitched many time to me and I don’t think anyone I have heard talk about this book has read this book. Yes it’s kind of about potatoes, a pita or farmer, a character is called the shoveler.
But this book is about racism, this book is about generational trauma and breaking out of that. This book is about trusting the next generation is not just lazy, whiney, and stupid kids.
But this book is about racism, this book is about generational trauma and breaking out of that. This book is about trusting the next generation is not just lazy, whiney, and stupid kids.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer, Hate crime, Mental illness, Racism, Terminal illness, Antisemitism, and Classism
Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, and Colonisation
Rouge by Mona Awad
4.0
Like most Mona Awad books I think I need to reread this to have a better understanding and solid review for this.
Alls well is my favorite so far and this one feels more like Bunny.
Alls well is my favorite so far and this one feels more like Bunny.
Early Riser by Jasper Fforde
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
I actually didn’t expect much from this book and it sat on my shelf much longer than I wish to admit. I adored the characters, it took some time understanding the world but once you’re in it’s a fun ride.
I really liked the representation in this book and that it was there but never the sole defining feature of anyone.
I really liked the representation in this book and that it was there but never the sole defining feature of anyone.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Eating disorder, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
The eating disorder is almost a cultural phenomenon, with the idea of hibernation and being asleep all winter it is a celebrated practice to literally binge and bulk up as much weight before winter so you have “enough” stored to sustain you while you sleep and then wake up thin. Food and eating enough or weight is brought up regularly throughout the book.