belletex's reviews
21 reviews

Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Stressful but in a determined to kick ass feminist murder fantasy kinda way.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Violence

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, and Grief

Hell Bent by Leigh Bardugo

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Great series fantastical dark but mature

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Grief

Moderate: Addiction, Rape, and Murder

Generation Dread: Finding Purpose in an Age of Climate Crisis by Britt Wray

4.5

Amazing book super informative and incredibly necessary everyone should read it.

The Swan Thieves by Elizabeth Kostova

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.25

Interested story, very well written. Heavy read. Unsatisfying ending 

Missing from the Village: The Story of Serial Killer Bruce McArthur, the Search for Justice, and the System that Failed Toronto's Queer Community by Justin Ling

dark informative sad medium-paced

5.0

Fantastic book about true events and the unfortunate failure to stop a serial killer terrorizing Toronto’s gay community.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Murder

Moderate: Homophobia, Transphobia, and Police brutality

She Started It by Sian Gilbert

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted sad tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Great book! Nasty women and horrible pasts that can’t be forgotten

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying and Mental illness

Moderate: Biphobia and Violence

suicide

Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher

adventurous dark funny inspiring mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

Super fun read! Mystical but funny and heartfelt.

The Hollow Places by T. Kingfisher

adventurous dark funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

SUCH A FUN READ!! great adventure story with great characters. I had such a great time reading and can see myself coming back to this story again!

The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See

adventurous challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No

2.75

Very grim historical events from a personal pov. Goes from slow to very intense. I wish it had a happier ending because it leaves you feeling sad. Great book on the hole but not something I enjoyed reading or would pick up again. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

Dark twisty sad mysterious. Nicely written but kind of grim in a nasty environment.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Murder