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29 reviews

Bunny by Mona Awad

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mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Monstrilio by Gerardo Sámano Córdova

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dark mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

simply meh. I wasn’t particularly drawn to this story but figured i’d finished it. interesting concept, but didn’t keep me engaged for long periods of time.
Daddy by Emma Cline

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slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

very boring :/ only finished it bc I hate not finishing books
The Stranger by Albert Camus

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

5.0

Tongueless by Lau Yee-Wa

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

3.5

The Comfort of Strangers by Ian McEwan

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

4.25

colin and mary needed to be a little more skeptical than what they were … all i’m gonna say is... couldn’t be me, WOULDN’T be me 👀
Yellowface by R.F. Kuang

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

The caucasity displayed in this novel had me double check that it wasn’t in fact written by a psuedo self-martyring white woman. Kuang did an excellent job with this portrayal.  The absolute DELUSION when she’s spiraling at the end is just the cherry on top. Looking forward to checking out some of her other works.

The Yellow Wall-Paper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

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

4.25

The Book of Proper Names by Amélie Nothomb

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dark tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

plectrude was doomed from the start smh
Monkfish Moon by Romesh Gunesekera

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medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? N/A

3.25