wordswithpaige's reviews
554 reviews

The Hummingbird Effect by Kate Mildenhall
Did not finish book. Stopped at 37%.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail

In the slaughterhouse/meatworks scene, the level of detail about the bruising, bleeding, harvesting of offal, was too much for me. I dreaded the book returning to that timeline and it left me too apprehensive to enjoy reading

The Future Is Disabled: Prophecies, Love Notes and Mourning Songs by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha
Did not finish book. Stopped at 44%.

I was enjoying it, just not the right book for me right now. Loan due back

Kinky History by Esmé Louise James

funny informative lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

5.0

It Came from the Closet: Queer Reflections on Horror by Joe Vallese

challenging dark funny informative medium-paced

5.0

Have only started getting into horror over the last year, and queer horror only a matter of months. Fantastic to learn more from so many different authors and identities!

Bunny by Mona Awad

challenging dark funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

This book was recommended years ago and wish I had read it sooner! Love the subtle bi-vibes too

You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty by Akwaeke Emezi

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful medium-paced

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

5.0

Stray City by Chelsey Johnson

emotional hopeful reflective tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

Reluctant Immortals by Gwendolyn Kiste

challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective tense medium-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? It's complicated

5.0

A Hundred Other Girls by Iman Hariri-Kia

challenging emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0