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284 reviews

Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones

adventurous funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This book was really sweet. I really enjoyed it. I wish I had read it as a kid. I feel like I would have probably been my whole personality. 

The Witching Hour by Anne Rice

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad slow-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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Incest, and Violence

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Rape, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Colonisation

Minor: Car accident

In Defense of Witches: The Legacy of the Witch Hunts and Why Women Are Still on Trial by Mona Chollet

informative reflective medium-paced

3.5

Tender Is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica

dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

Woooooooah……just finished. Idk what I expected but it wasn’t that. Shitttttttttttttt.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Dementia, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Days at the Morisaki Bookshop by Satoshi Yagisawa

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

This books feels like a warm hug.

The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett

adventurous funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious fast-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? It's complicated

4.0

So much fun 

The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway

adventurous dark funny lighthearted tense medium-paced

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

4.0

This was a great example of doing something simple well. Enjoyed this book loads. Couldn’t put it down

Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted sad

4.0

Everyone should read this book. 
No spoilers just read it

Paper: Paging Through History by Mark Kurlansky

informative medium-paced

4.0

I think I may be a mark kurlansky fan girl. This one is probs my second favorite. Very informative.