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Smoke Gets in Your Eyes: And Other Lessons from the Crematory by Caitlin Doughty
challenging
hopeful
informative
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Grief
Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Miscarriage, Sexism, Suicide, Terminal illness, Medical content, Suicide attempt, and Pregnancy
Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton
adventurous
dark
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Paper Girls, Vol. 3 by Brian K. Vaughan
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Paper Girls, Vol. 2 by Brian K. Vaughan
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
I really enjoyed Erin's storyline in this one. Still have no idea what's going on, but just as intrigued
Paper Girls, Vol. 1 by Brian K. Vaughan
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Really liked the "found family" element with the girls becoming a group and helping each other out. As with other serial graphic novels, I find it difficult to give it a higher rating, because the story is broken up into pieces and each installment feel kind of unfinished. I am intrigued though, so I'm excited to see how the story will develop
The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- 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
Really loved the style of Shannon's writing. This was a great stand-alone fantasy (I really hope there's no sequel). I LOVED the different character arcs and the richness of the world-building. However, I do wish there was a better balance between the build-up and the actual reveals of key moments in the story. I felt there was soooo much build-up, but when it came to the actual reveals themselves, it was over in a few pages (for example Tané's final battle to become a rider)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Homophobia, Incest, Sexual content, Xenophobia, Blood, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, War, and Classism
Kindred by Octavia E. Butler
challenging
dark
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- 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, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, and Violence
Moderate: Child death, Suicide, and Death of parent
The Viscount Who Loved Me by Julia Quinn
emotional
funny
lighthearted
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
2.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content and Death of parent
Kvinnen i buret by Jussi Adler-Olsen
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
I'm a sucker for dual perspectives in crime novels, and I really liked Ardler-Olsens writing style. I'm not completely sold on Mørck yet, his character is a bit all over the place (I've also read so many crime novels with the senior detective who is constantly horny and detached from his emotions and, so it's difficult not to compare him to others that I think were written better), but hopefully he'll grow on me in the sequels. I did however love him and Assad as a dynamic duo, and I hope we'll learn more about Assad's background, cause he seems really fascinating.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Gun violence, and Torture
Moderate: Kidnapping
The Duke and I by Julia Quinn
emotional
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-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
Quite different from the TV series, for better and for worse. I thought it was just fine, I didn't have such high expectations either. I really liked the Bridgerton family dynamic, and the relationships between all the different siblings. I was surprised at the lack of secondary storylines besides the main one concerning Simon and Daphne, but I kinda liked that too.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape and Sexual content
Moderate: Violence