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The Promised Neverland, Vol. 19 by Posuka Demizu, Kaiu Shirai
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
The Promised Neverland, Vol. 18 by Posuka Demizu, Kaiu Shirai
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi
challenging
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
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
5.0
This book talked about really hard topics, but it was beautiful enough to where that was completely okay and warranted. It had such a unique reflection on both the value and harms of religion to a person's life that I found so inspiring. All of the hard topics that were brought up were like experiencing them the way real people experience them, not merely for a plot point, but intentionally crafting those as background to a person's character. This is the best book I have read in a long time. It was so stunningly beautiful that I'm honestly left a little bit unmoored after finishing it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Racism, Suicide, Terminal illness, Xenophobia, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Alcohol
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Racism, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship
Life Ceremony by Sayaka Murata
dark
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Body horror and Mental illness
The Promised Neverland, Vol. 17 by Posuka Demizu, Kaiu Shirai
adventurous
dark
tense
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
The Promised Neverland, Vol. 16 by Posuka Demizu, Kaiu Shirai
adventurous
dark
tense
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
The Promised Neverland, Vol. 15 by Posuka Demizu, Kaiu Shirai
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
The Promised Neverland, Vol. 14 by Posuka Demizu, Kaiu Shirai
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
How Long 'til Black Future Month? by N.K. Jemisin
challenging
inspiring
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
This is my first book from N. K. Jemisin and it honestly just made me want to read some of her longer form fiction. I love her writing style and the concepts that she lays out, but I feel like a lot of the plot and character growth could've been improved in a longer form novel. However, that is kind of part of the nature of short stories for me
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism
When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times by Pema Chödrön
challenging
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
3.0
I found this book very informative in terms of how I can best conduct my life to achieve a sense of peace, but I also think that in some ways I lack some of the background knowledge on Buddhism to be able to fully understand this text. This book, though, makes me want to read up more on Buddhism, which I think might be a helpful practice, even though I do not consider myself religious.