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The Brother Gardeners: Botany, Empire and the Birth of an Obsession by Andrea Wulf
informative
lighthearted
reflective
slow-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Colonisation
Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began by Art Spiegelman
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
sad
fast-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, and War
The Shadow Sister by Lucinda Riley
challenging
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Cancer, Child death, Death, Misogyny, Death of parent, and Pregnancy
Maus: A Survivor's Tale. I, My Father Bleeds History by Art Spiegelman
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
5.0
The Boleyn Inheritance by Philippa Gregory
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, and Violence
Go as a River by Shelley Read
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gore, Racism, Violence, Grief, and Murder
Moderate: Infertility and Miscarriage
Edgware Road by Yasmin Cordery Khan
Did not finish book. Stopped at 33%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 33%.
This was just slow. That is all
The Storm Sister by Lucinda Riley
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Shame about the slow start and the rushed ending. Wouldn’t change anything about the plot, just wished the pace was distributed a little differently
Content Warnings
Moderate: Alcoholism, Genocide, Mental illness, Violence, Pregnancy, and War
The Time Traveller's Guide to Medieval England by Ian Mortimer
funny
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.5
I wish there was illustrations throughout these books