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78 reviews
Know My Name by Chanel Miller
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Sexual harassment
The House of My Mother by Shari Franke
challenging
dark
emotional
inspiring
tense
medium-paced
4.5
dang
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Sexual content
From Here to the Great Unknown by Lisa Marie Presley, Riley Keough
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
4.75
My heart is broken
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Sexual harassment
Educated by Tara Westover
challenging
dark
emotional
inspiring
medium-paced
5.0
um so this was insane
I will never know how she survived all of that. God bless her.
I will never know how she survived all of that. God bless her.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, and Religious bigotry
The Austere Academy by Lemony Snicket
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
I think this is the weakest in the series so far—it was really nice to see the Baudelaires make friends, but the book was missing an aha moment/a classic twist
Over the Influence by Joanna "JoJo" Levesque
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
4.75
Really, really liked this
Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹
Beautiful World, Where Are You by Sally Rooney
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
- 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
3.75
Hmm I think I did feel like I enjoyed it by the end, but I just finished Intermezzo (this was the only Rooney book I hadn’t read) and I feel like I am understanding why a lot of people didn’t like this book
Rooney is so great at fleshing out her characters and making you feel like you’ve spent so much time with them. That being said, I don’t know if I really felt these characters were all that likable, even though the book is meant to portray realistic struggles and thoughts that people in their late-20s (read: my age) go through.
Also there was just too much sex but maybe that’s just me—I felt like at least the sex scenes in Intermezzo were helpful in driving the plot along/giving the reader a deeper understanding of the characters
Rooney is so great at fleshing out her characters and making you feel like you’ve spent so much time with them. That being said, I don’t know if I really felt these characters were all that likable, even though the book is meant to portray realistic struggles and thoughts that people in their late-20s (read: my age) go through.
Also there was just too much sex but maybe that’s just me—I felt like at least the sex scenes in Intermezzo were helpful in driving the plot along/giving the reader a deeper understanding of the characters
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts
The Miserable Mill by Lemony Snicket
challenging
dark
funny
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
ooh this book stressed me OUT
I think it lacks a little bit of the really satisfying aha moments of the other books so far but still very good
I think it lacks a little bit of the really satisfying aha moments of the other books so far but still very good
The Third Gilmore Girl by Kelly Bishop
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
3.5
Felt similarly about this as I did Ina Garten's memoir. Very good and entertaining to read, especially loved all the parts about her love with Lee, but I'm not RAVING about it.