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314 reviews

A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

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challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
The Coldest Girl in Coldtown by Holly Black

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adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

I was very pleasantly surprised by this book. My 11 year old twilight phase self would have become absolutely obsessed.

There were a couple of things that were cringey and ridiculous but overall the concept was pretty cool.
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins

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dark informative mysterious sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

The Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin

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emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

the first short story for my english degree being feminist brings me insurmountable joy
Second Place by Rachel Cusk

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

2.0

Not a great idea to make this my first read of the year. Please take paragraph breaks.