daisywilkes's reviews
119 reviews

The Black Air by Jennifer Lane

dark mysterious sad tense 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

5.0

A spooky YA perfect for the Autumn months.

Lane explores sensitive topics such as mental health, eating disorders, and co dependant relationships through the story of a teenage girl with a love of the history of her local witches. 

Perfect for fans of The Society for Soulless Girls and Christina Henry. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Suicide attempt, Animal death, Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, Eating disorder, and Murder

This Book May Save Your Life by Dr Karan Rajan

funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted

3.5

Girls by Annet Schaap

dark mysterious fast-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? No

3.5

Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro

challenging dark mysterious 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

4.0

The Whistling: The most chilling and gripping ghost story you'll read this year by Rebecca Netley

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-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

4.0

The Changing Man by Tomi Oyemakinde

dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

2.0

I really wanted to like this and although the first half of the book and it's initial premise were really strong, ultimately it just fell flat by the last third. What started as nuanced and spooky became very cliché and cringey 

Big Meg: The Story of the Largest and Most Mysterious Predator that Ever Lived by Emma Flannery, Tim Flannery

informative lighthearted reflective medium-paced

2.0

This is very much just about sharks in general and there is very little on the megaladon 

Young Mungo by Douglas Stuart

challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

3.0

I just wanted one good thing to happen to Mungo, that was all. 

Katzenjammer by Francesca Zappia

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

I'm Thinking of Ending Things but from the perspective of a teenage girl.

I had no idea what was going on and then when I did I was shooketh. Incredibly dark and eerily surreal. 

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

dark emotional funny inspiring sad fast-paced

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

4.0

Probably one of the only books that lives up to the #bookstagram hype