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- 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
4.25
Graphic: Animal death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Sexual content
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
- Do you ever read a book and you absolutely could not explain what happened but you loved it, five stars? That’s RAKESFALL for me. It took me thirty or forty pages to grasp what was happening, but after that I was locked in.
- Truly, I can’t explain much more than the synopsis gives you. Each section of this novel is a glimpse at these two souls in a different life, so the book swings wildly around various settings and premises, leaving you to guess at everything from where we are to who is who to what threads connect the vignettes.
- The prose, however, is take your breath away stunning. I could not put this down, even when I was confused. I learned a lot of new words and was happy to just let the beauty wash over me.
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Sexual content
Did not finish book. Stopped at 32%.
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Sexual content
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
- MOONBOUND is set in the same universe as my beloved MR. PENUMBRA’S 24-HOUR BOOKSTORE but this time we’re far into the future and humans have lost a battle with dragons that now live on the moon.
- I loved Ariel and pretty much every character we encountered throughout the story. Sloan is so good at mixing heart and humor that absolutely everyone is lovable.
- This book starts off strong with an intriguing premise and lots to say about narrative and archetypes, but as we reach the second half it begins to drag and become overly convoluted. Still, many ideas and images from this book are going to stick with me.
Graphic: Death
Minor: War
- 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? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Blood, Grief, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Drug use
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Death, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Alcohol
Minor: Sexual content
3.75
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual content, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, and Alcohol
Moderate: Drug use and Abortion
Minor: Eating disorder and Fatphobia
Did not finish book. Stopped at 17%.
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
- What a joy CURVY GIRL SUMMER is! I adored Aaliyah and Ahmad, both on the friendship level and the relationship level. They were the best mix of spicy and sweet.
- Danielle Allen doesn’t shy away from what it can be like to be a fat Black woman in how both Aaliyah’s relatives and her dates treat her. But Aaliyah’s belief and confidence in herself never wavers: she knows what she’s worth.
- For me, Aaliyah hung on to “we’re just friends” a little too long, which made the plot spin its wheels in the middle for a bit. But once she and Ahmad do get together, the wait is worth it.
Graphic: Body shaming, Cursing, Death, Fatphobia, Sexual content, Medical content, Grief, and Alcohol
Moderate: Car accident and Injury/Injury detail