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242 reviews

Chain of Thorns by Cassandra Clare

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adventurous lighthearted relaxing 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

3.0

First Cassandra Clare book that didn’t hit like the others… am I… ageing?
A Short History of Queer Women by Kirsty Loehr

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funny informative inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

3.5

Read like a queer horrible histories for adults.
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

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emotional hopeful reflective relaxing sad fast-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

The Shutter of Snow by Emily Holmes Coleman

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dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense slow-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? It's complicated

3.75

Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado

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challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

Toxic by Sarah Ditum

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challenging dark emotional informative reflective fast-paced

3.75

Interesting look at how 00s media treated women and popular attitude towards women at the time through 9 celebrities. Definitely recommend for anyone interested in  pop culture history.
Weather by Jenny Offill

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

2.5

I just didn’t get this one. The main character was annoying and I felt like style was chosen over substance in this book.
Disobedience by Naomi Alderman

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emotional hopeful informative reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh

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challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

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adventurous emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective relaxing 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

4.25