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219 reviews

When We Lost Our Heads by Heather O'Neill

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adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful reflective fast-paced
  • 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

4.75

I really really enjoyed this. I love the way it explored queerness, and the way opulence is beautiful but so inherently corrupt. I want to buy my own copy for rereads
The Lady of the Rivers by Philippa Gregory

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adventurous emotional informative reflective 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

4.75

I’m a slut for well written historical fiction. You could tell how researched this was while reading. Cannot wait to finish the series!! 
Salt Fish Girl by Larissa Lai

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

A surreal and perfect tale. I already want to reread and discover more 
Small Game by Blair Braverman

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adventurous dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced
  • 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

4.5

This was such a fast pace and genuinely fun read. I really really enjoyed it. My only note/question is
why did that one camera man leave her a gun?? Did he knowingly leave them or was it a communication issue????
The Epilogue by Kiera Cass

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funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.75

Pretty cute I guess
I was such a simp for America when I was a kid 
The Maid by Kiera Cass

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fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

0.5

This was bad. Idk what I expected 
Scenes from Celeste by Kiera Cass

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dark emotional sad fast-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

2.75

Not bad but is kinda fucked to write this when
you spent the whole series making her only a shallow bitch when she could have had more of an arc before she died
Death in Her Hands by Ottessa Moshfegh

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adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective fast-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

4.75

A surreal and at times heartbreaking book about loneliness and finding yourself at what feels like the end of life. I loved Vespa, my delusional queen so so much. 
Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett

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adventurous funny mysterious reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Super charming and light fantasy!! I want to read the sequel for sure, and glad we have a non “perfect” or traditionally feminine main character 
The Favorite by Kiera Cass

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dark emotional lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

Honestly my favorite the selection novellas but Carter isn’t a full character whatsoever