ladygray_'s reviews
22 reviews

Call Me by Your Name by André Aciman

emotional fast-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

4.25

teenage love-obsession to the extreme 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle

adventurous emotional funny hopeful sad medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence and Abandonment

Tender Is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica

dark reflective fast-paced

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

3.0

A pretty good book, really grotesque descriptions and very compelling world building. the thing I didn’t like is that it’s very predictable, everything i thought was going to happen, did. so at the end i was just like, well yeah. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Torture, Blood, Trafficking, Cannibalism, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Grief, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

The F slur is used twice. It’s in the same scene so once you've passed it that’s it. In context, it does add to the authenticity of the scene and I think belongs in the book.

So Thirsty by Rachel Harrison

dark reflective fast-paced

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

2.5

an entertaining read but never really goes anywhere and the vampires are really lame. author should have just written the lesbian vampire story she clearly was wanting to write. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, and Blood

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Irish Gold by Andrew M. Greeley

adventurous lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.0

Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

adventurous funny tense slow-paced

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

4.0

The House on the Water by Margot Hunt

dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix

adventurous dark funny 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

4.0

How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix

adventurous dark funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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, Torture, and Death of parent

Moderate: Bullying, Child death, and Gaslighting