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280 reviews
What Lies Between Us by John Marrs
dark
emotional
sad
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
3.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse and Pedophilia
A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands by Kate Beaton
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
medium-paced
3.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape and Sexual harassment
The One by John Marrs
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-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
3.75
None of This Is True by Lisa Jewell
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
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
This was so difficult to rate. It was well paced with well developed characters but overall the whole thing felt very victim blamey especially when it came to Josie and Walter. Was Josie a bad person? Oh for sure BUT I simply can’t accept that Walter wasn’t a pedophile who was a “good father.” Like sure, he was a good dad but at the end of the day he was a pedophile who married two different very young (teenage) girls. ALSO, Roxy supposedly killed her girlfriend Brooke and just continues to dunk on her mom on the podcast etc? Especially when her mom helped her cover up the murder and just never told anyone?!? Insane behaviour.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Pedophilia, Torture, and Death of parent
Moderate: Pandemic/Epidemic
The Midnight Feast by Lucy Foley
dark
emotional
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
4.0
FINALLY a return to form by Foley after her other books. I had enjoyed The Guest List very much but her books never quite captured the same feeling, pacing and characters as that. This did.
Local Woman Missing by Mary Kubica
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
3.75
For the Last Time: A Novel by Heidi Perks, Heidi Perks
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
medium-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
Both Can Be True by Jules Machias
Did not finish book. Stopped at 55%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 55%.
While I definitely enjoy reading from different perspectives than my own (in this case multiple characters who are LGBTQ+ while I am cisgender) I just found the plot very lacking. I didn’t particularly care about any one character and it became cumbersome to read.
Grace Is Gone by Emily Elgar
dark
emotional
tense
medium-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
2.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence and Injury/Injury detail