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The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan

adventurous funny tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Fun! We’ll see if I continue with the series or not.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and War

Moderate: Bullying, Child death, Domestic abuse, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship

Parental Guidance by Avery Flynn

lighthearted medium-paced

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

2.0

Exactly what I needed to play phone games to when my brainpower was close to zero. Not really my things though. It felt pretty instalovey and I HATE

third act breakups/fights

. This is my first hockey romance ever though, and as a huge hockey fan, I enjoyed the sport being a part of the story. Lastly, I hated the epilogue.. it just made me cringe.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Bullying, Misogyny, Sexism, and Abandonment

Minor: Violence and Pregnancy

What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty

funny reflective medium-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

4.0

I enjoyed this! The end was definitely much more entertaining than the beginning though. A very interesting concept and well executed overall. I personally enjoyed when she got her memory back because it made for a very interesting read. Specifically how all of the little things over time add up to change who you are and how you feel. Shocked that

her and Nick ended up back together

, but I’m not necessarily mad about it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Fatphobia, Infertility, Miscarriage, Grief, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Sexism and Alcohol

Gravedigger by Joseph Hansen
Did not finish book. Stopped at 28%.

Simply couldn’t get into it. I think the writing style leaned a bit too old for my taste.

The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith

mysterious slow-paced

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

3.5

Had a good time. Nothing too shocking, but an interesting concept nonetheless!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Racism, Suicide, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Cancer, Rape, Sexism, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, and War

Loose Woman by Sandra Cisneros
Did not finish book. Stopped at 10%.

I really didn’t give this much of a chance, but it’s not the book’s fault. I have no idea why I picked this up at the used book story because I want to die every time I read poetry. I guess I’m always just hopeful that I will find poetry that speaks to me, but I think I should just give up at this point.

Secrets of a Summer Night by Lisa Kleypas

funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

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

5.0

Fantastic! Exactly what I wanted/needed from a historical romance. The female friendship is amazing and the romance was enjoyable!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, and Classism

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Bullying, Infidelity, Grief, and Death of parent

The Ice Princess by Camilla Läckberg
Did not finish book. Stopped at 45%.

I spent SO long trying to read this book. Not because it wasn’t good, but because every single time I put it down, I didn’t want to pick it up. When I was reading it, I would have a good time and want to know what happened. But my final straw happened today when I began reading and was just frustrated with the fact that I’m still trying to finish it. I’m trying to be better about just DNFing when I feel this way instead of torturing myself through finishing, so here we are.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Gore, Infidelity, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Pregnancy

Double Indemnity by James M. Cain

mysterious medium-paced

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

2.5

Interesting twists and turns, but almost too much for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity and Murder

The Alice Network by Kate Quinn
Did not finish book. Stopped at 19%.

War-time settings are not normally my favorite. I thought the spy, mystery, and female aspect of this one could push me through, but I just didn’t care to pick it up every time I stopped listening. Doesn’t help that I’m moving and looking to get rid of books along the way.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Sexism, and Alcohol

Minor: War