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46 reviews

A Month of Sundays by Courtney Peppernell

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

I really needed this book right now. 

McGlue by Ottessa Moshfegh

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

5.0

Enraging and heartbreaking. A beautiful debut by Ottessa Moshfegh.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Self harm, Suicide, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, and Abandonment

Audition by Ryū Murakami

challenging dark sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

We Spread by Iain Reid

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Death, and Injury/Injury detail

The Only One Left by Riley Sager

mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

1.0

Pink Slime by Fernanda Trías

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming and Abandonment

Minor: Mental illness, Self harm, and Suicide attempt

I Shouldn't Be Telling You This (But I'm Going to Anyway) by Chelsea Devantez

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted sad fast-paced

5.0

I laughed out loud and cried a bit more than I anticipated while reading this. Chelsea’s story is a beautiful one to witness and I feel better having read it.

Camp Damascus by Chuck Tingle

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad tense 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? No

4.0

Love is real!

Love in the Time of Serial Killers by Alicia Thompson

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing sad medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Abandonment

Minor: Murder

Code Dependent: Living in the Shadow of AI by Madhumita Murgia
Did not finish book. Stopped at 6%.

A bit too intense for my brain to follow in this year of casual/fast paced reading.