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Ours for Halloween by Violet Taylor
fast-paced
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore and Violence
Minor: Suicide and Pregnancy
Sociopath by Patric Gagne
challenging
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty
Fine Print Volume 2 by Stjepan Šejić
emotional
fast-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? Yes
4.0
Full of Myself: A Graphic Memoir about Body Image by Siobhán Gallagher
challenging
emotional
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Self harm, and Dysphoria
This Is How You Lose the Time War by Max Gladstone, Amal El-Mohtar
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? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Gore and Grief
Blood Moon by Jillian Graves
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
Kink: Stories by R.O. Kwon, Garth Greenwell
2.0
CW: Mention of Rape, humiliation play, mention of blood play, mention of needle play, Knife play, Spitting, incest, cheating, Coercion, Gaslighting, Graphic Sexual Assault, Graphic Assault, Transphobia, consensual body shaming, Violating negotiated scenes.
Like all anthologies, there are good stories and not-so-good stories. Unfortunately, there were more "meh" stories than good ones. Most of the stories were well written with some interesting characters and plots. I enjoyed that there were a variety of bodies & sexualities, but the kink aspect was subpar.
Maybe it's because I read romance and erotica, but this book didn't sit well with me. Some stories were good, but the majority of them were incredibly disappointing. It was as if most of the authors were against kink itself. Instead, they wanted to do the stereotypical "kink is dangerous" stories. They showed the raw, gritty dangerous side that the media often portrayed and skipped over anything that would be considered erotic or kink positive. It was just so disappointing to read. This is not a book I would recommend to anyone. No, kink is not always glamorous, but I wanted something more positive or something that didn't read like a scare campaign against kink.
Like all anthologies, there are good stories and not-so-good stories. Unfortunately, there were more "meh" stories than good ones. Most of the stories were well written with some interesting characters and plots. I enjoyed that there were a variety of bodies & sexualities, but the kink aspect was subpar.
Maybe it's because I read romance and erotica, but this book didn't sit well with me. Some stories were good, but the majority of them were incredibly disappointing. It was as if most of the authors were against kink itself. Instead, they wanted to do the stereotypical "kink is dangerous" stories. They showed the raw, gritty dangerous side that the media often portrayed and skipped over anything that would be considered erotic or kink positive. It was just so disappointing to read. This is not a book I would recommend to anyone. No, kink is not always glamorous, but I wanted something more positive or something that didn't read like a scare campaign against kink.
Everything Sad Is Untrue by Daniel Nayeri
challenging
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Well, that was probably the worst read of the year. This book started off okay but the graphic descriptions of horrific body injuries and the graphic descriptions of poop was way too much for me. There was some beautiful stories in this but I will never read another book by this author nor would I recommend this to anyone who does not do well with graphic injuries. This was disgusting and disturbing.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Gore, Blood, Excrement, Islamophobia, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Physical abuse and War