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If I Survive You by Jonathan Escoffery
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- 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: Racism and Murder
Moderate: Suicide
Wandering Souls by Cecile Pin
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
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? It's complicated
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Murder, and War
Moderate: Racial slurs and Racism
Minor: Alcoholism
The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
All Over Creation by Ruth Ozeki
dark
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
I really loved Ruth Ozeki‘s other books, but I couldn't really get into this one. The beginning was nice but the plot kind of stalls for long and it got a bit boring. As a scientist, i didn‘t really love the one sided explanations of GMOs, but whatever. I couldn‘t stand most of the characters, except Cass and I didn‘t feel like Yumi was a good protagonist for this story. I thought sometimes the male characters were written a bit weird.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, and Miscarriage
Moderate: Abortion
Minor: Police brutality
How to Kill Your Family by Bella Mackie
Did not finish book. Stopped at 33%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 33%.
I really liked the narration of this audiobook, which is also they reason why I kept going on for so long. But the story didn‘t really interest me. The protagonist was just too much „not-like-other-girls“, that I wasn‘t sure if it was a joke or not.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder
Moderate: Death of parent
We Are the Weather: Saving the Planet Begins at Breakfast by Jonathan Safran Foer
challenging
hopeful
informative
inspiring
sad
tense
medium-paced
4.5
Die Verzauberung der Schatten by V.E. Schwab
Did not finish book. Stopped at 19%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 19%.
I liked the first book of the series but this one didn‘t really seem to pick up and I kind of lost my interest. What annoyed me was the amount of exposure. Characters kept telling the reader what happened in the first book, which felt very unnecessary and unnatural.
Understanding ADHD in Girls and Women by
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
fast-paced
4.0
Laziness Does Not Exist by Devon Price
informative
inspiring
fast-paced
3.0
I really liked the first half of this book, however I didn‘t enjoy the second half as much.