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135 reviews

PCOS Diet for the Newly Diagnosed: Your All-In-One Guide to Eliminating PCOS Symptoms with the Insulin Resistance Diet by Megan-Marie Stewart, Tara Spencer

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Educated by Tara Westover

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad fast-paced

5.0

Opinions are still raw from reading but god this so powerful and honest. The conversations around DFV and the cyclical and invasive power it can have in the home is gut wrenching. Impossible to rate this any lower than 5 stars

Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted relaxing 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? N/A

5.0

this will always be a 5 star read pure nostalgia

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling

adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

If the final battle wasn’t such an emotional rollercoaster this would probably be ranked lower but when I’m bawling my eyes out for a solid hour reading this it’s hard to forget that. The pacing is all over the place and I seriously dgaf about Snape and all his “suffering” you’re trying to tell me in the 7 years he taught Harry at school he never was able to feel ANY compassion for him and only played his part in the order because of Lily? He never stopped and thought hmmm maybe Lily would want me to be a kinder person and not a total freak all the time??? But that’s just me. And what’s the deal with him being so awful to Neville my poor sweet Neville he was stuck in a loop of mourning the loss of his parents and at the same time never living up to them in his grandmothers eyes just to come to school and be so terrified of Snape that he becomes his boggart??? I don’t forget that shit fuck Snape glad he’s dead tbh. And Harry you’re a stupid fucker for memorialising him in your son’s name but you are extremely traumatised so I forgive you. Also is it just me or is Voldemort just not scary in this idk he’s not even menacing mostly just a nuisance and a whiny bitch. If only we lived in a world where we got to see the next generation living a relaxing life and getting an actual education at hogwarts without the threat of death and destruction but instead we got the cursed child 🤷🏻‍♀️

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling

adventurous emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Somehow knowing what’s going to happen at this end of this book makes it even sadder. Leave my poor son Harry alone let him have one person please!!!! Stop taking people from him I can’t take it anymore 

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling

adventurous emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

I relate to harry soooo much in this book he is just so over being underestimated despite constant displays of his abilities. I get dumbledore but god i could punch him. The tonal shift in the narrative really ups the stakes in this one and it’s so good

Loud: Accept Nothing Less Than the Life You Deserve by Drew Afualo

emotional funny informative inspiring medium-paced

3.75

Love Drew and her content and it is a huge feat for her to step into this space and write a really honest and genuine book. If you are someone who interacts with writings on intersectional feminism regularly this will be nothing new, and I found myself craving more of the memoir style that she sprinkled through. The unbridled love and support between her and her family was beautiful and the way she speaks about culture is so touching. Really enjoyed this and she should be super proud of herself.

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling

adventurous emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

So much of this makes me sad that we aren’t in the alternative timeline where Harry could live with Sirius and just be happy and SAFE !!!! Let my poor cuz be safe he just wants to learn 😭

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling

adventurous emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

This is the one 🙏🏼

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling

adventurous emotional funny inspiring tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Loveeeeee the tension around Tom Riddle still gets me even when I know what’s going to happen