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The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han
lighthearted
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
3.5
Sadie by Courtney Summers
dark
emotional
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, and Pedophilia
Meet. Cute. Awkward.: For the Queer at Heart by Tara Moeller
Did not finish book. Stopped at 44%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 44%.
DNF at 44% When a character was described as looking "wealthy, sexy, not gay, and certainly not queer" and "way more Portia de Rossi than Ellen DeGeneres."
it's 2023, why are we still describing queer people this way? why are we implying that someone gay can't look wealthy and sexy?
Don't Let Her Stay by Nicola Sanders
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
I suspected but I didn’t want to believe it and I screamed at the reveal.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gaslighting
Moderate: Murder
Minor: Suicide
They Never Learn by Layne Fargo
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- 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? It's complicated
4.0
i support women’s rights but most importantly i support women’s wrongs
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Murder, and Sexual harassment
In the Jaded Grove by Anela Deen
Did not finish book. Stopped at 51%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 51%.
this book has been sitting in my "currently reading" for so long. i really enjoyed it initially, and i kept thinking I would go back to it. I won't. I'm not a fan of the trope introduced about 45% in.