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Heartstopper Volume 2 by Alice Oseman
emotional
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
An Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Murder
Heartstopper Volume 1 by Alice Oseman
emotional
funny
lighthearted
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
SO MUCH PINING
The Gilded Wolves by Roshani Chokshi
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
mysterious
medium-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
4.5
AHHHHHHH
What Big Teeth by Rose Szabo
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
The first half of this book was intriguing. And it felt like a winding path, I had no idea where it was going. And then the last 100 pages chewed me up and spit me out with no warning. Brilliant and gut wrenching and the whole time I felt like I had no idea what was going on. A good read.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder
The Hollow Places by T. Kingfisher
Did not finish book.
Did not finish book.
I really couldn't get into this, too slow, and I genuinely did not know why I should care about what was going on behind the wall. Onto better things!
Dark and Deepest Red by Anna-Marie McLemore
emotional
mysterious
reflective
fast-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
5.0
This is a story about love and sacrifice and the boldness of queer love. I was absolutely delighted and captivated throughout the entire novel, and cried. Cried a lot.
The Traitor Baru Cormorant by Seth Dickinson
challenging
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
I have neither the time nor the patience for cishet white men to write stories about queer characters simply to murder them or leave them in pain, isolated and self-hating. Skip the read, there are better things out there. Also, the fact that Baru is an account is really effing lame.
The Luminous Dead by Caitlin Starling
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
The Memory Police by Yōko Ogawa
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0