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Tollak til Ingeborg by Tore Renberg

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault and Murder

Death and the Penguin by Andrey Kurkov

medium-paced

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

2.75

I eas hoping it would be more action. I felt like i didnt quite undersand it a lot of the time. The book just wasnt what i expected it to be, and that is usually a good thing, but not this time?
I just felt kind of let down by it. Like it was supposed to be more of it. Not like more in a "i didnt want it to end that way", but just more in the middle. If that makes sense.

I also dont know a lot about the history in Ukraine and Sovjet and Russia, and i think if i knew more about that history, that maybe i would have understood the book and the context of what happened and why it happened more than i did without that knowledge. I think i would have liked the book more if i had that knowledge

If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio

adventurous hopeful mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

What I'd Rather Not Think About by Jente Posthuma

emotional funny fast-paced

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

4.5

I love the writing style. It was easy to read, and everyone loves small chapters!
I think it depicted the coping of a loss so near very well. It talks a lot about suicide - which in most situations i would dislike - but in this, i think it really highlighted the human need to understand why.

This Gun for Hire by Graham Greene

adventurous mysterious tense slow-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? N/A

3.0

The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides

medium-paced

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

4.0

I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

emotional funny hopeful sad tense medium-paced

4.5

I loved how honest she were. She tells her story in a good way. We got to be apart of her thought process in the book, and how that changed and developed throughout the years. I love her brutally honest way of writing! It's important, even though it is uncomfortable and, and maybe sometimes too descriptive. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder and Emotional abuse

Hide by Kiersten White

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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? N/A

5.0

It was well written. I also liked that we got to read from varoius perspectives.
It was a book that i couldnt put away. When i thiught i knew what was happening, there was another plot twist. It made sense what was happening, but i never quite knew it beforehand, which made the book so much better and exiting to read

I Wish You All the Best by Mason Deaver

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring fast-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

4.5

I really related to the book, and it was written in a way that made it understandable and relatable. It was also realistic, because event though not everyone gets thrown out for being queer, we cant forget about those that do. And to be able to have a story where this happens and to show the real struggles that we often face, its important.

The one thing i disliked a little bit is like how some of the conversations was written. Like, it sometimes felt awkward and unnatural.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment

Moderate: Transphobia and Dysphoria

Verity by Colleen Hoover

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

The book was good, it had me like skim reading it because i was so shocked. But like the ending... it just felt like colleen wanted it to be over and didnt know how to do it. Like, it felt like the ending left more holes than was already there. I also felt like the use og traumatic experiences was weird. Like the start and with lowens sleep walk story. The sleep walk thing felt a little bit forced. I dont know how to explain it.

I would still recommend the book though, just dont overhype it before reading it :)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Child death

Moderate: Vomit