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The Ice Princess by Camilla Läckberg
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
I’m not sure what to give as a starred review but I will tell you that the style of this book frequently aggravated me; the characters would find new information and go, hmm, that’s interesting, and the readers wouldn’t get to know the information for potentially dozens of pages. I know why it was done, but it still annoyed me. And there were so many threads that in the end I still had a few questions that were answered in the book but I no longer remembered after so much else had happened. But maybe that’s just me and my bad memory and slow reading.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Grief, Murder, and Pregnancy
Minor: Death, Domestic abuse, and Death of parent
Darius the Great Deserves Better by Adib Khorram
5.0
I downloaded Overdrive just so I could read this ASAP after finishing the first book. I cried for most of it. It was so good. I read it all in one evening which is really rare for me. I hope there’s a third book, or a TV series, or something because I’m in love with these characters.
Darius The Great Is Not Okay by Adib Khorram
emotional
funny
reflective
sad
tense
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I laughed out loud, cried quite a bit, and read it as fast as I could. Can’t wait to get my hands on the sequel.
Content Warnings
Minor: Suicidal thoughts
Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.75
thoroughly enjoyed this and read it as fast as i could. knocked off 1/4 of a star because the end was unsatisfying. but the other 90% i delighted in.
The Jane Austen Society by Natalie Jenner
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
2.5
Saving Hamlet by Molly Horton Booth
- Loveable characters? No
2.0
Really wish this talked more about gender and sexuality. It was very cishet for a book about Shakespeare with a queer side character.
Everything That Burns by Gita Trelease
adventurous
tense
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.25
Claudia and the New Girl by Gabriela Epstein, Ann M. Martin, Gale Galligan
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes