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134 reviews

Annie on My Mind by Nancy Garden

emotional 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? It's complicated

4.0

Very dramatic, kind of telenovela esque but maybe that was just the flair of the 80's

Cantoras by Caro De Robertis
Did not finish book. Stopped at 20%.

I'm sure it doesn't end this way but the pedophilia is not something I wanted to read about 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Rape, and Sexual harassment

Sunburn by Chloe Michelle Howarth

reflective slow-paced

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

3.25

None of the decisions made in the book made sense by the end. Lowkey Susannah deserved better but whatever... Loved the first half and loved the writing though.

Our Wives Under The Sea by Julia Armfield
Did not finish book. Stopped at 32%.

My fault... I wanted happy lesbians but got sad ones

The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow

adventurous hopeful medium-paced

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

3.5

The Dawn of Yangchen by F.C. Yee

adventurous hopeful medium-paced

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

4.0

I need to make a character sheet...

Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
Did not finish book. Stopped at 22%.

Feels very mundane even though it's talking about hard hitting topics. Way too plot heavy for me. Wish it more characterization.

The Clown Hunt by Judith Sonnet

fast-paced

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

2.0

Final Girls by Mira Grant

fast-paced

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

2.0

Battle Royale by Koushun Takami

dark slow-paced

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

2.0