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1653 reviews

Witches Get Stuff Done by Molly Harper

funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

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

2.5

i haven't read a romance with so little chemistry in forever...

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Injury/Injury detail

➸ Trigger warnings for alcohol consumption, emesis (on-page), minor physical injury, grief & loss depiction, death of a fiance in a boating accident recounted, and death of a mother recounted.

All the Hidden Monsters by Amie Jordan

adventurous emotional funny mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

2.75

this fell flat, sadly. it had so much potential to revive the TMI-era YA paranormal style but it fell into too many annoying potholes to recover

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Murder

➸ Trigger warnings for alcohol consumption, death of a mother, father & brother in a werewolf attack recounted, murder of a friend (on-page & recounted), and murder & attempted murder

Wake Up and Open Your Eyes by Clay McLeod Chapman

dark reflective tense medium-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

3.0

Where better to look for spiritual guidance than on Instagram?

this book was revolting and i need time to process it

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Child death, Sexual violence, Mass/school shootings, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, and Car accident

Minor: Animal death

➸ Trigger warnings for homophobia, transphobia & slurs, incestuous sexual assault (mother-son), child neglect, self-harm, the suicide of a teenager in a school 'shooting' by strapping a homemade bomb to his chest (on-page), dieting, graphic blood, gore and body horror including cannibalism, murder of a mother & father in self-defence, death of a child in a car accident (multiple hit-and-run scenes), animal abuse, murder of a pet dog (off-page but they eat the remains on-page).

The Factory by Hiroko Oyamada

mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

But Everyone Feels This Way: How an Autism Diagnosis Saved My Life by Paige Layle

dark emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts

I Know You're Lying by Daphne Benedis-Grab

lighthearted mysterious reflective 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

3.25

The Tooth by Shirley Jackson

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

1.5

A Sorceress Comes to Call by T. Kingfisher

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.25

Wild Houses by Colin Barrett

dark reflective tense 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

4.25

The Devil's Flute Murders by Seishi Yokomizo

dark mysterious sad slow-paced

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

3.5