Scan barcode
agustdefault's reviews
169 reviews
Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
dark
informative
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gore, Racial slurs, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Sexual assault
The Cabin at the End of the World by Paul Tremblay
challenging
dark
sad
tense
medium-paced
4.5
i just finished reading this so my rating might change as i sit with it but i think this is going to stay with me for a while
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Blood, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Homophobia and Vomit
Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke And Other Misfortunes by Eric LaRocca
challenging
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
4.0
collection as a whole - 4 stars
i surprisingly loved the second story the most. we love religious trauma!
for the titular story, i have some mixed feelings. its extremely disturbing and i absolutely love stories about obsession. it was watching a descent into madness and it made my stomach curl. however, the pacing in this story is super weirdly done and the ‘descent’ into madness is less gradual and more like stepping off of a cliff. it needed 50 more pages of relationship development and then it might have been 5 stars.
i surprisingly loved the second story the most. we love religious trauma!
for the titular story, i have some mixed feelings. its extremely disturbing and i absolutely love stories about obsession. it was watching a descent into madness and it made my stomach curl. however, the pacing in this story is super weirdly done and the ‘descent’ into madness is less gradual and more like stepping off of a cliff. it needed 50 more pages of relationship development and then it might have been 5 stars.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Suicide, and Vomit
The Watchers by A.M. Shine
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? No
4.0
there are a few plotholes that don’t get resolved but i absolutely loved this!! ive seen some criticism on the pacing but i had no trouble with it at all and never found myself bored. read it in two sittings and absolutely flew through the last 50ish pages. and maybe im just an idiot but the plot twist had me Gagged
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Violence, and Stalking
The Merciless by Danielle Vega
dark
tense
fast-paced
3.0
mean girls but make it horror. wayyyyyyy more gory than i was expecting a ya book to be, made me actually queasy
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Violence, and Murder
The Half of It by Madison Beer
5.0
if there was one book i could give everyone in the world to read, it would be this one. madison is truly my hero and has been for so long and hearing her struggles made me feel so much less alone. im so proud of the progress shes made and i think her message of simple kindness is so powerful
Content Warnings
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Child abuse, Rape, and Sexual assault