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Bloom by Kevin Panetta
lighthearted
reflective
medium-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
Blood Meridian, or the Evening Redness in the West by Cormac McCarthy
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challenging
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Graphic: Death, Genocide, Gore, Racial slurs, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Rape
Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls Volume 2 by Hajime Touya, Spike Chunsoft
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dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, and Murder
Once Bitten, Twice Dead by Tiffany Schmidt
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emotional
inspiring
mysterious
medium-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
5.0
i have so many complaints but if i shut off my brain i had so much fun, 5 stars
{edit: realistically this book is a solid 3, maybe even a 2.75 stars, but i really did have a lot of fun reading it and isn’t that what really matters?}
{edit: realistically this book is a solid 3, maybe even a 2.75 stars, but i really did have a lot of fun reading it and isn’t that what really matters?}
Graphic: Death of parent
Moderate: Blood, Kidnapping, and Grief
Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls Volume 1 by Kyousuke Suga, Spike Chunsoft
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Content Warnings
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
Graphic: Gore, Violence, and Murder
Blue Period, Vol. 1 by Tsubasa Yamaguchi
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- 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
Soul Eater NOT!, Vol. 1 by Atsushi Ohkubo
Did not finish book. Stopped at 24%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 24%.
two of them are idiots and the other one is a tsundere and the random boob focus moments were weird
Disney Twisted-Wonderland, Vol. 1: Book of Heartslabyul by Yana Toboso, Wakana Hazuki
adventurous
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
Follows the game premise pretty spot on, I’m too lazy to play the game to advance the story so I’m glad it got a manga release
The Maidens by Alex Michaelides
author served up the double grooming special, maybe the real issue isn’t childhood trauma but PROTECTING YOUR KIDS FROM P3DOPHILES
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Content Warnings
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Graphic: Violence and Murder
Moderate: Gore and Pedophilia
Minor: Sexual content
Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao
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adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Darling and The Franxx meets The Hunger Games meets Ender’s Game meets historical Chinese Empress Wu, this story is Feminine Rage and Cultural Complications and ROBOT ALIENS, there is so much to unpack
Graphic: Torture, Murder, and War
Moderate: Racism, Sexism, and Suicidal thoughts