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Season's Schemings by Katie Bailey
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Sleep Like Death by Kalynn Bayron
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
Solid book. I’m glad I read it, it was entertaining enough. I sort of guessed the ending but I loved the journey. The mother daughter relationship was very beautiful! Worth reading in my opinion.
What Monstrous Gods by Rosamund Hodge
dark
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
One of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
informative
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
I really loved this book. I read it really quickly (for me) and can’t wait to read more stuff by this author! The multiple plot twists literally had my jaw hanging open and I had to put down the book for a minute to process. I was shocked at so many points!! I hope the next book has some sort of information on Bronwyn and Nate. I want them together so badly.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death, Mental illness, Suicide, Murder, and Outing
Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Self harm, Mass/school shootings, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
Icebreaker by Hannah Grace
Did not finish book. Stopped at 79%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 79%.
It’s just very long for a romance novel, generally I prefer shorter romances. I was loving it so much until about 62%. That’s when things slowed down and I wasn’t having as much fun. I tried pushing through but got to 79% and it just wasn’t worth it anymore. Also, I do love a good smut scene, and the first few in this were good, but then there were too many at kind of (to me) random points. And I didn’t love all of the smut language. I will say, I do get why some people love it!! The first half really had me! It just ended up not being for me :)
Content Warnings
Moderate: Eating disorder
Minor: Alcohol
Wordslut: A Feminist Guide to Taking Back the English Language by Amanda Montell
funny
informative
inspiring
fast-paced
I’m not going to rate it simply because I don’t know how to rate nonfiction informative books like this. I will say, it was SO GOOD!! I listened to the audiobook and the narrator is the author and she was so funny! I feel like I learned so much and I’m constantly thinking about my own conversations with family and friends now. Many interesting conversations to be had! Definitely worth a read!!
Powerless by Lauren Roberts
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
It was a decent book but nothing new. I did like the ending, but it just felt like a bunch of generic tropes thrown into a novel. I will be reading the other books because it definitely was enjoyable, just nothing that I haven’t read before.
The Depths by Nicole Lesperance
adventurous
emotional
funny
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood
Moderate: Chronic illness and Death
Minor: Fire/Fire injury and Alcohol
Rebels of Eden, Volume 3 by Joey Graceffa
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
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
3.25
I liked the first two books more but this was still so good! I was just a bit frustrated because I found a lot of typos. Also the ending is very bittersweet and I keep playing over and over how it could have gone differently. I think that’s sort of the point though. To make you see things from all angles and realize Rowan was put in an impossible position. Very good book!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death
Minor: Death, Drug use, Torture, and Death of parent
The Winner's Crime by Marie Rutkoski
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
The last three chapters of this book WRECKED me!!! It’s been two days and I still can’t stop thinking about it. Oh my goodness. Be warned, this book will hurt.