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11 reviews

Into the Silence by Sarah Pinborough

dark sad medium-paced

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

3.5

Bittersweet, that seems to sum up this book the most.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Ableism and Alcohol

Minor: Bullying, Homophobia, Suicide, and Abandonment

Kisses for Jet by Joris Bas Backer

reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

I found myself relating so hard to Jet’s dysphoria and

when a complete stranger just validated their want to be a boy

, yeah that was so good and so satisfying. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Alcohol, and Dysphoria

Moderate: Body shaming and Outing

House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas

dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

4.25 stars because it took about 200 pages for stuff to kick off but once it did oh boy! I probably spent a lot of time with this book needing to pause and theorise myself. Despite how long it took me to get through it didn’t disappoint. I think I cried about 3 times reading it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying and Slavery

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, and Alcohol

The Fourth Closet by Kira Breed-Wrisley, Scott Cawthon

dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Suicide, Blood, and Death of parent

Minor: Child death, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, and Grief

The Twisted Ones by Kira Breed-Wrisley, Scott Cawthon

mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment

Minor: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Alcohol

The Silver Eyes by Kira Breed-Wrisley, Scott Cawthon

dark mysterious tense 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? No

3.5

I wasn’t sure what to expect going into this but I enjoyed it. I also wasn’t expecting for

Charlie to end up stopping William by making the spring locks kill him

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Suicide and Kidnapping

Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins

emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins

dark slow-paced

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

4.5

Sejanus’ death absolutely ruined me. He didn’t deserve that. Lucy Gray didn’t deserve to be hunted down by Snow either.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and War

The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

adventurous emotional fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Grief

Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

emotional reflective fast-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? It's complicated

5.0