alex_bousquet's reviews
107 reviews

Part of Your World by Abby Jimenez

adventurous emotional funny inspiring 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? Yes

3.75

Missing Parts by Lucinda Berry
Did not finish book. Stopped at 32%.

I can't deal with miscommunication and the whinyness. Talk to your husband about what really happened that night and stop with the wallowing about it. It's not your fault someone took advantage of you and resulted in pregnancy. Keeping secrets from your husband will never solve anything 

Queen of the Fallen, A Reverse Harem Romance Standalone by Stephany Wallace, Stephany Wallace

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring lighthearted mysterious 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? No

4.0

Ward D by Freida McFadden

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

2.75

Flowers in the Attic: 40th Anniversary Edition by V.C. Andrews

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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? No

3.5

Def a dark story and at that time authors didn't put trigger warnings, so make sure you fully check what may be in the book first. Some of the verbatim made it sound older than it actually was 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Torture, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

Group Living and Other Recipes: A Memoir by Lola Milholland
Did not finish book. Stopped at 23%.

Just wasn't what I thought the book was going to be. Kept jumping timeliness and was all over the place 

Paint It All Red by S.T. Abby

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Torture, Violence, Police brutality, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Leather & Lark by Brynne Weaver

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense 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

5.0

This book was just as amazing as Butcher and blackbird! It had everything you could want! It had mystery, it had a nice build up and wasn't just smut, had an actual plot, it made me laugh all throughout, etc. Can't wait till the fi al one in February 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Minor: Confinement, Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, Cannibalism, Stalking, Car accident, and Death of parent

All the Lies by S.T. Abby

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

The Last Mrs. Parrish by Liv Constantine

adventurous challenging mysterious tense medium-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

3.0

Highly similar to the housemaid by Freida mcfadden. The twists were predictable. The audiobook was done nicely though