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54 reviews
The Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan
adventurous
challenging
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.5
An American Marriage by Tayari Jones
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
So somber
Legendborn by Tracy Deonn
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
It started off a bit slow but by the end of the book i was absolutely loving everything
Babel by R.F. Kuang
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
medium-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? Yes
5.0
This is my new favorite book of all time. It's beautiful as an examination into the harsh all consuming nature of colonialism/imperialism, it's beautiful as dark academia, it's beautiful as a tragic story of friends, and it's an amazing story of revolution. Robin, Ramy, and especially Victoire, have my heart.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Drug use, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Grief, Murder, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Colonisation, War, and Classism
A Crystal of Time by Soman Chainani
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
tense
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? Yes
3.5
Pachinko by Min Jin Lee
adventurous
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
challenging
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
This story broke me terribly and it was amazing.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Trafficking, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, and Classism
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.0
Burnt Sugar by Avni Doshi
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
I have a feeling Ill be thinking about this book for long after I read it, in a way that i’ll either be raising this to 5 stars or bringing it down to 3. I really don’t know how I feel. This story unsettled me in a way a book never has. Mexican Gothic did so but it was in a fantastical mysterious way. This book unsettled me with truth and showed me a story of a mother daughter relationship that forced me to confront my own, and just generally made me feel uncomfortable for an array of reasons. One interesting detail was that I disliked almost every character but could see myself in each of them which is an odd feeling. This short review is very incoherent just because I’m very conflicted and jumbled about a lot of things after reading this book. I want to say I loved it? But also didn’t at all. I’m really not sure.
(My favorite part was Doshi adding in sentences that could be seemingly innocuous and innocent or that could have at the same time some intense deeper meaning / reveal about a character)
(My favorite part was Doshi adding in sentences that could be seemingly innocuous and innocent or that could have at the same time some intense deeper meaning / reveal about a character)