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234 reviews

Our Wives Under The Sea by Julia Armfield

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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

4.75

Such an incredible story about grief and knowing when to let go. DO NOT read this if your mood is already a little low, I think this would have destroyed me had I not been in a good place to read it.

Bunny by Mona Awad

dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

Never gonna look at bunnies the same way again

Chain of Thorns by Cassandra Clare

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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