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21 reviews
All's Well by Mona Awad
emotional
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Sooo enjoyable. A theatre kid’s dream. Shakespeare meets Russian doll. A mind fuck in the best way possible.
The God of the Woods by Liz Moore
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
4.75
The Girl With a Dragon Tattoo meets summer camp mystery. 3 timelines come together as you try to unravel the disappearances of the Van Lar kids, a decade apart. Though I thought the start was a little slow, once I got my teeth into this I couldn’t stop. Family, sexism, wealth and teens.
Weyward by Emilia Hart
dark
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
4.5
we hate men. there’s a reason she’s Mother Nature.
Intermezzo by Sally Rooney
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
3.75
The Idiot by Elif Batuman
emotional
funny
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
4.5
Selin’s free thoughts throughout the book feel like what it means to lose yourself and try to find yourself. She is trying to find her voice and yearning for a connection which isn’t there. Themes of unrequited love and anxiety and overthinking. I feel her bc I have been her. This makes it hard to rate, bc I became so frustrated with her at points as a character but the writing is soo beautiful that I often would stop to relish in a sentence.
Uprooted by Naomi Novik
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
Novik’s voice and illustrative writing make this an enjoyable fun fantasy read. There is lots of action packed into the 400 pages and I love how the story takes on family, friendship, and a touch of romance.
Fantasy for the adventure girlie
Fantasy for the adventure girlie
Perfume & Pain by Anna Dorn
dark
emotional
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
4.0
For fans of My year of rest and relaxation if you loooove a problematic MC. She just has a way of doing the absolute wrong thing and I liiive for the drama. The only thing that took me out of the story was that it had moments of over the top millennialisms and social media jargon and typically I’m reading to forget social media exists BUT it was important to the story at times.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Emotional abuse