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Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
4.25
The first half of the book is very slow paced and really takes its time to build up the plot, but the second half of the book makes it worthwhile, especially the ending!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death and Murder
Mary Anne's Bad-Luck Mystery by Ann M. Martin
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
3.5
Visual Thinking: The Hidden Gifts of People Who Think in Pictures, Patterns, and Abstractions by Temple Grandin
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
The Girl from the Other Side: Siúil, a Rún Vol. 3 by Nagabe
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
4.0
Shiva is so cute 🥺
Keedie by Elle McNicoll
emotional
funny
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Perfect prequel!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Ableism and Bullying
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
Did not finish book. Stopped at 4%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 4%.
Thanks, I hate it!
The author claims that he didn't intentionally write the main character to be autistic but I think he's just trying to avoid being held accountable for writing an autistic character without doing proper research. Only 10 pages in and it's a whole mess of autism stereotypes.
Implied-autism and autistic coded characters aren't inherently bad. I just think this book in particular is poorly written, as far as I read.
The author claims that he didn't intentionally write the main character to be autistic but I think he's just trying to avoid being held accountable for writing an autistic character without doing proper research. Only 10 pages in and it's a whole mess of autism stereotypes.
Implied-autism and autistic coded characters aren't inherently bad. I just think this book in particular is poorly written, as far as I read.
Delicates by Brenna Thummler
emotional
reflective
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? It's complicated
4.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts
Real Sugar is Hard to Find by Sim Kern
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
4.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Body horror, Cursing, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Abortion, and Pregnancy