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Unravel Me by Tahereh Mafi
adventurous
emotional
reflective
medium-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
Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi
adventurous
dark
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
the Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood
funny
lighthearted
reflective
medium-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
4.5
Stay Another Day by Juno Dawson
challenging
emotional
funny
reflective
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? It's complicated
4.0
Love this book honestly!!
Despite being a christmas book this book openly discusses and talks about serious topics like mental health and eating disorders whilst also being funny and enjoyable
Some of the contents were very hard-hitting so be careful and make sure to look up TWs before reading but aside from that if you want a different Christmas read that doesn't only focus on 2D characters and falling in love this is it
Would definitely reccomend for someone looking for an emotional but also funny Christmas read!!
Despite being a christmas book this book openly discusses and talks about serious topics like mental health and eating disorders whilst also being funny and enjoyable
Some of the contents were very hard-hitting so be careful and make sure to look up TWs before reading but aside from that if you want a different Christmas read that doesn't only focus on 2D characters and falling in love this is it
Would definitely reccomend for someone looking for an emotional but also funny Christmas read!!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Eating disorder, Infidelity, and Mental illness
Moderate: Bullying
Minor: Alcoholism, Biphobia, Self harm, and Abortion
The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
This book was amazing, the overall message was so powerful and deep and I think it's what everyone needs to here- that even if you live the life you think you want it will never be "perfect"
The reason I couldn't rate it 5 stars was because I felt the ending was so fast paced. In a matter of 3 pages Nora was back in her life, mending her relationship with Joe and then visiting Mrs elm. I just felt it went too quickly but that is probably to be expected considering the book is only 288 pages.
That being said, this book is absolutely amazing and I would recommend this to literally everyone. The message is really something that everyone should hear because it really is important
The reason I couldn't rate it 5 stars was because I felt the ending was so fast paced. In a matter of 3 pages Nora was back in her life, mending her relationship with Joe and then visiting Mrs elm. I just felt it went too quickly but that is probably to be expected considering the book is only 288 pages.
That being said, this book is absolutely amazing and I would recommend this to literally everyone. The message is really something that everyone should hear because it really is important
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Addiction, Panic attacks/disorders, and Death of parent
The Problem with Forever by Jennifer L. Armentrout
emotional
informative
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
*SPOILERS*
Gonna be honest this book was a
big letdown. I went into it thinking I was going to cry but noope nothing.
The story is all about mallory who got brought up in Foster care with her "protector" rider. They got split up after a traumatising event and (now fast forward 5 years) mallorys starting public high-school and guess who she crosses paths with..... rider.
From there they fall in love but then after someone they care about dies they split up only to get back together a WHOLE 3 DAYS LATER.
The story dragged and basically went knowhere. I just didn't find it developed or was as great as it could've been :/
Saying that if you want to find out the effects trauma has on people or just generally want to learn about the Foster care system this book if for you, just be aware there is little to no plot development at all :))
Gonna be honest this book was a
big letdown. I went into it thinking I was going to cry but noope nothing.
The story is all about mallory who got brought up in Foster care with her "protector" rider. They got split up after a traumatising event and (now fast forward 5 years) mallorys starting public high-school and guess who she crosses paths with..... rider.
From there they fall in love but then after someone they care about dies they split up only to get back together a WHOLE 3 DAYS LATER.
The story dragged and basically went knowhere. I just didn't find it developed or was as great as it could've been :/
Saying that if you want to find out the effects trauma has on people or just generally want to learn about the Foster care system this book if for you, just be aware there is little to no plot development at all :))
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, and Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Drug abuse and Gun violence
Minor: Sexual content
Normal People by Sally Rooney
Did not finish book. Stopped at 25%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 25%.
Just didn't like it. There's no speech marks so you don't have a clue who's reading or what's going on. Was there a point to this book? No. Did it make sense to me? Absolutely not.
The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
*WARNING: SPOILERS*
Gonna be honest this book was a real letdown. The first half was amazing and I was really expecting it to end good but unfortunately it didn't live up to this. This book is really lighthearted and was actually pretty funny so actually really enjoyed it
The end of the book was just rushed. It was like Lauren just kinda gave up at the end. I would've liked the end to be more stretched out because so much happened in such a short amount of time and that meant nothing was actually developed.
In such a short amount of time (maybe the last 30ish pages)
-Ethan broke up with Olive
-Olive told Ami about Danes behavior
-Ami and Olive fell out
-Ami and Olive forgave each other
-Olive lost her job
-Olive and Ethan got back together
I don't even think that's all of it. None if this was developed and was just speedran
Another thing that was a big letdown was the fact that there was little to none enemies to lovers. YES Olive and Ethan 'hated' each other and acted like they acted each other but as soon as they went on the honeymoon the enemies kinda left. I personally think it should've carried on until they were around halfway through the honeymoon THEN began to figure out feeling for each other.
Overall this book is really easy, lighthearted and relaxing. It's justa so Ahmed the end was a bit of a letdown but apart from that I would recommend :))
Gonna be honest this book was a real letdown. The first half was amazing and I was really expecting it to end good but unfortunately it didn't live up to this. This book is really lighthearted and was actually pretty funny so actually really enjoyed it
The end of the book was just rushed. It was like Lauren just kinda gave up at the end. I would've liked the end to be more stretched out because so much happened in such a short amount of time and that meant nothing was actually developed.
In such a short amount of time (maybe the last 30ish pages)
-Ethan broke up with Olive
-Olive told Ami about Danes behavior
-Ami and Olive fell out
-Ami and Olive forgave each other
-Olive lost her job
-Olive and Ethan got back together
I don't even think that's all of it. None if this was developed and was just speedran
Another thing that was a big letdown was the fact that there was little to none enemies to lovers. YES Olive and Ethan 'hated' each other and acted like they acted each other but as soon as they went on the honeymoon the enemies kinda left. I personally think it should've carried on until they were around halfway through the honeymoon THEN began to figure out feeling for each other.
Overall this book is really easy, lighthearted and relaxing. It's justa so Ahmed the end was a bit of a letdown but apart from that I would recommend :))
A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Car accident, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Excrement, Kidnapping, and Death of parent
Just a Boy Friend by Lucy Keeling
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.25
*SPOILERS*
A bit boring to be honest. Just a generic love story between the main character and the best friends brother however it was done so badly you could pretty much predict what was going to happen. No plot twists at all and it put me in the worst reading slump ever because I found it boring.
However I did enjoy the running jokes throughout about myas "secret" job. It kept me in suspense and left me wondering what it is.
Overall wouldn't recommend to people who like plot twists. It was a cute story but nothing more :))
A bit boring to be honest. Just a generic love story between the main character and the best friends brother however it was done so badly you could pretty much predict what was going to happen. No plot twists at all and it put me in the worst reading slump ever because I found it boring.
However I did enjoy the running jokes throughout about myas "secret" job. It kept me in suspense and left me wondering what it is.
Overall wouldn't recommend to people who like plot twists. It was a cute story but nothing more :))
Content Warnings
Moderate: Bullying and Medical content
Minor: Sexual content