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The Wheel of Osheim by Mark Lawrence
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-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
4.5
The Liar's Key by Mark Lawrence
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
medium-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? It's complicated
4.5
Prince of Fools by Mark Lawrence
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
medium-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? It's complicated
4.5
Prince of Fools by Mark Lawrence
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Coraline by Neil Gaiman
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
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? N/A
5.0
Você Nunca Mais Vai Ficar Sozinha by Ale Kalko, Tati Bernardi
funny
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Oh, to be a daughter.
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?: A Play by Edward Albee
dark
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Bunny by Mona Awad
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-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
5.0
Just finished the book. Staring at my kindle in quiet shock. So many twists and turns while still being a deeply emotional story. Samantha felt so real and relatable that even as she fucked up, evidently made the worst choices ever, I couldn’t help but root for her and cry with her when things went south. In these types of books it's so easy to write a main character that is snotty and uninteresting because of their outside-ness but Mona made Samantha's head a warm and welcoming place to be in - she is every single one of us who ever had the misfortune of having to work with rich people, and she doesn't blame herself for feeling justified resentment at the bullshit around her.
Also Ava and Samantha had more chemistry than half of the famous gay relationships that are lauded about as the hottest thing in every single social media app. I'm gonna go cry in a fetal position now, BYE.
Also Ava and Samantha had more chemistry than half of the famous gay relationships that are lauded about as the hottest thing in every single social media app. I'm gonna go cry in a fetal position now, BYE.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Gore, Self harm, Blood, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Grief, Death of parent, and Gaslighting
Minor: Addiction, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Car accident, and Classism
Cursed Bunny by Bora Chung
dark
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.5
A mixed bag of great, okay and mediocre short stories. Sometimes the stories hit the mark and sometimes they don't, but the author at least tries to bring something new with each story... most of the time, that is. Goodbye, My Love was boring, had an overplayed plot and a narrator devoid of any life or charm.
Reunion was incredible, and definitely the best way to end this collection, despite being the most normal of the stories.
Best stories: The Embodiment, Cursed Bunny, The Frozen Finger (the only one genuinely creepy), Home Sweet Home and Reunion (so so sad!!)
Worst stories: Goodbye, My Love (it's been so overdone 😴) and The Head (the ending ruined it for me)
The rest is either okay or just not worth mentioning.
Reunion was incredible, and definitely the best way to end this collection, despite being the most normal of the stories.
Best stories: The Embodiment, Cursed Bunny, The Frozen Finger (the only one genuinely creepy), Home Sweet Home and Reunion (so so sad!!)
Worst stories: Goodbye, My Love (it's been so overdone 😴) and The Head (the ending ruined it for me)
The rest is either okay or just not worth mentioning.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Gore, Incest, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Cannibalism, Car accident, Murder, and Pregnancy
I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
sad
fast-paced
5.0
Deb McCurdy I hope you're burning in the pits of hell
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Death of parent
Moderate: Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Medical content, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis