jamesdaniel's reviews
42 reviews

Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Edinburgh by Alexander Chee

dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

3.75

If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio

2.5

None of This Is True by Lisa Jewell

4.0

The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated

3.0

The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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? Yes

4.75

Babel: An Arcane History by R.F. Kuang

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Grief, War, Sexism, Violence, Colonisation, Racism, Xenophobia, Hate crime, Murder, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Child abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Abandonment, Trafficking, Suicide, Death, Classism, Sexual harassment, Misogyny, and Gun violence

Minor: Body horror, Medical trauma, Blood, and Antisemitism

Earthlings by Sayaka Murata

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Rape, Murder, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Cannibalism

Minor: Incest, Gore, and Body horror

Winter's Orbit by Everina Maxwell

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense slow-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse

Moderate: Kidnapping and Torture

A Restless Truth by Freya Marske

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0