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17 reviews

As Good As Dead by Holly Jackson

challenging dark 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? Yes

5.0

My fav book of the series, it jumped right up to my top favs.
This book was such a roller coaster of emotions. I even ended up crying in the middle.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Hate crime, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

Good Girl, Bad Blood by Holly Jackson

adventurous challenging 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? Yes

5.0

I LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS BOOK. I would definitely recommend this. Pip deserves the world. Max Hasting pissed me off. Ravi is just ❤️. Cara slayed. Jamie was kinda meh. I felt that he was a bit naive and he really really needs to get his life straightened out. I disliked him a lot and I feel so bad for his parents. Nat was portrayed wonderfully

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Deadnaming, Death, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Torture, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson

adventurous emotional 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? Yes

5.0

Definitely a five star read. I loved every second of the book. The plot had me so invested and the characters were just ahhh. You won’t regret reading this.
Also Cara is just the best character

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Cancer, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Self harm, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood

funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.75

It was such a fun read. I was giggling half the time. IT WAS SUPER CUTE

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

Moderate: Hate crime and Sexual harassment

We Were Liars by E. Lockhart

adventurous dark sad fast-paced

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

3.75

The book was interesting and exciting. There were a handful times I was bored but the ending blew my mind. I retread the book a couple of time just to find small hints I missed about the plot twist. It portrays racism, classism, greed for money and an overall shitty family

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Racism, Fire/Fire injury, and Classism

Moderate: Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Grief, Medical trauma, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera

emotional hopeful sad fast-paced

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

4.25

This book was an excellent read. It was a bit fast but that was understandable considering the plot. The characters were just sooo amazing. The ending was heartbreaking tho

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death

The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

challenging mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

5.0

It was just gut-wrenching. Evelyn is an icon, the fact that everyone thought one of her husbands was the person she loved but in reality, she only loved Celia.
Harry was by far my most favorite husband!!
I recommend this to everyone && also play the lucky one while reading this it suits the theme perfectly

The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

5.0

BEFORE YOU READ THIS BOOK HAVE TISSUES READY YOU WILL NEED IT.
I WAS SOBBING TILL 3 AM, I COULD NOT PUT DOWN THE BOOK. EVEN PEOPLE WHO KNOW NOTHING ABT GREEK MYTHOLOGY WILL ENJOY THIS. A BEAUTIFUL ROMANCE BETWEEN TWO BOYS

Verity by Colleen Hoover

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

3.75

I did not see the plot twist coming, But like I still think Verity did it, How the hell can she explain so many things??? AND YES SHE DIED I COULD NOT STAND HER. Also Crew was a sweetheart and deserves the world <3333

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Child death, Terminal illness, Violence, Grief, and Abortion