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183 reviews

Part of Your World by Abby Jimenez

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted sad 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

4.5

this book is charming, witty, quirky, funny, packed with sentimental romance and layers of conflict, but is also wildly predictable but not in a way that ruins the experience

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Classism

Gerald's Game by Stephen King

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

3.0

hella content warnings.
also includes necrophilia (not an option on content warnings)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Abandonment, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

Better Than the Movies by Lynn Painter

funny hopeful lighthearted 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship

Cut & Thirst: A Short Story by Margaret Atwood

mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

3.0

Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Suicide, Torture, Blood, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Dysphoria

Tom Lake by Ann Patchett

inspiring lighthearted reflective sad 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Grief, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Number Call by Nagisa Furuya

hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

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

2.0

a very cute, quick read!

Credence by Penelope Douglas

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Incest, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

My Best Friend's Dad by Courtney Roberts
Did not finish book. Stopped at 28%.

i know the premise is an age gap, but the way it's written is really weird. and honestly that's like the whole plot. i don't think i can do 350 pages of this. plus the sex scenes were gross, not spicy. i also couldn't imagine doing this to my best friend... just so sleazy.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

The Resemblance by Lauren Nossett

dark mysterious tense fast-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? Yes

3.5

a bit confusing but loved the premise

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, Grief, Car accident, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail