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329 reviews
Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead by Emily Austin
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Something about this book made me feel seen - like the author opened me up and wrote my thoughts
I am not very similar to Gilda on a surface level. In fact, I am 20 and agnostic with very supportive parents and siblings. It was the way that Gilda talked about life and death that lined up with thoughts I have had. The way Gilda didn’t want to burden others with her problems and her passive suicidal thoughts were like a smack to the face.
“I think I am an imposter. Twenty-seven years ago I was a baby. Before that I was a clump of cells. Before that I didn’t exist. How could I be a bookstore clerk, or a Catholic, or a woman, or a person at all?”
I am not very similar to Gilda on a surface level. In fact, I am 20 and agnostic with very supportive parents and siblings. It was the way that Gilda talked about life and death that lined up with thoughts I have had. The way Gilda didn’t want to burden others with her problems and her passive suicidal thoughts were like a smack to the face.
“I think I am an imposter. Twenty-seven years ago I was a baby. Before that I was a clump of cells. Before that I didn’t exist. How could I be a bookstore clerk, or a Catholic, or a woman, or a person at all?”
Content Warnings
Graphic: Religious bigotry, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit
Moderate: Homophobia
Minor: Transphobia and Eating disorder
Harleen by Stjepan Šejić
dark
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
The Raven Tower by Ann Leckie
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
slow-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
The Crown of Gilded Bones by Jennifer L. Armentrout
adventurous
reflective
tense
slow-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
2.0
Batman: Wayne Family Adventures by CRC Payne, StarBite
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
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
5.0
Injustice: Gods Among Us: Year One - The Complete Collection by Tom Taylor
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Madam by Phoebe Wynne
dark
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? No
1.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny, Pedophilia, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Racism
These Violent Delights by Micah Nemerever
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I can’t say this is a perfect book — I only just finished it and listened to it via audiobook — but I can say that it is memorable.
Paul, our main character, is a withdrawn and angry kid(only 16–17) going to college with people he cannot relate to. until… Julian comes in. Julian is so different in upbringing and personality but carries the same kind of sadness and loneliness that Paul does. Immediately they click, and immediately it’s obvious that they are terrible for each other. The development of their relationship and the directions it takes never come as a surprise but they still come together to create a haunting picture.
This is not a book with a happy beginning, middle, or end. It is not a book with heroic and happy characters. These Violent Delights is a book where the protagonist and antagonist are the same person.
The relationships and people are realistic in their shortcomings and mistakes and emotions and it is tragic.
Paul, our main character, is a withdrawn and angry kid(only 16–17) going to college with people he cannot relate to. until… Julian comes in. Julian is so different in upbringing and personality but carries the same kind of sadness and loneliness that Paul does. Immediately they click, and immediately it’s obvious that they are terrible for each other. The development of their relationship and the directions it takes never come as a surprise but they still come together to create a haunting picture.
This is not a book with a happy beginning, middle, or end. It is not a book with heroic and happy characters. These Violent Delights is a book where the protagonist and antagonist are the same person.
The relationships and people are realistic in their shortcomings and mistakes and emotions and it is tragic.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Homophobia, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Murder, Suicide, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, and Self harm
The Secret History by Donna Tartt
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Foretold by Violet Lumani
adventurous
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
CW: Foretold portrays OCD and death of a parent Cassie, a 16 year old girl with OCD, can see glimpses of the future. Over the summer before her 17th birthday she is recruited and trained by a secret society of other Scryers (others that can see the future) and she attempts to use her newfound powers to change the future she has seen. The concept worked so well. I don’t have OCD so i cannot comment on if it was accurately portrayed but at the least I felt like the feelings of anxiety and depression that Cassie also suffered were described very well. The only things that bugged me was the feeling of time skipping. The book doesn’t really have many of these “time skips” but some of the relationships — specifically with adults — are almost glossed over or skipped to the result. We don’t see the lead up. Foretold, being Violet Lumani’s debut novel, may not be perfect, but it is enjoyable and addresses OCD in a way many YA books have not. I am looking forward to the next book and the next chapter of Cassie’s story