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Heartstopper Volume 3 by Alice Oseman
emotional
funny
lighthearted
reflective
sad
fast-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? It's complicated
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Homophobia
Moderate: Eating disorder
Heartstopper Volume 2 by Alice Oseman
emotional
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
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? No
4.25
Som pesten by Hanne-Vibeke Holst
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
tense
slow-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? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Racism, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Violence, Xenophobia, Islamophobia, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Antisemitism and Pregnancy
Minor: Gun violence, Physical abuse, Vomit, and Abortion
Belinda Blinked 6 by Rocky Flintstone
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
Not my favorite, feel like I've sorta fallen out of the story, and it's become too elaborate, but I still love the banter between the guys
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Saga, Vol. 9 by Brian K. Vaughan
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-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
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gore, Sexual content, Violence, Xenophobia, and Death of parent
Saga, Vol. 8 by Brian K. Vaughan
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
fast-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
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, and Abortion
Opposite of Always by Justin A. Reynolds
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
fast-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? It's complicated
4.25
Time travel in romance stories is one of my least favorite tropes. I never like how it changes the power dynamics and and how one of the characters get complete control over the other, reliving the tile period with knowledge about the second person, which they don't even remember sharing. But Reynolds managed to avoid that trap, and the book was instead a sweet, funny and sad story about friendship, found family and all kinds of love.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Chronic illness and Death
Minor: Car accident and Alcohol
Saga, Vol. 7 by Brian K. Vaughan
adventurous
challenging
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, Xenophobia, and War
Moderate: Miscarriage
North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
This was a challenging read, it contained more about trading politics and other business talk than I was expecting, but I still ended up enjoying it immensely.
A WARNING - if you don't like the miscommunication trope (I mean - who does?) this book is not for you. Because the romance in this book, which is the reason I wanted to read it, is plagued by that trope, almost until the very end. There were fewer interactions between the two main characters, and so at times I struggled to actually want to read the book. But when it was good, it was really good.
The book is, as expected, deeply coloured by when it was published - thoughts expressed about people from different classes and other ethnicities are full of xenophobia and makes the book, at times, very uncomfortable to read. There are also allusions to the cotton industry, union workers' rights etc.
A WARNING - if you don't like the miscommunication trope (I mean - who does?) this book is not for you. Because the romance in this book, which is the reason I wanted to read it, is plagued by that trope, almost until the very end. There were fewer interactions between the two main characters, and so at times I struggled to actually want to read the book. But when it was good, it was really good.
The book is, as expected, deeply coloured by when it was published - thoughts expressed about people from different classes and other ethnicities are full of xenophobia and makes the book, at times, very uncomfortable to read. There are also allusions to the cotton industry, union workers' rights etc.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Xenophobia, Death of parent, and Classism
Saga, Vol. 6 by Brian K. Vaughan
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
I find it so difficult to rate these volumes, because they contain such small segments of the overall story. I'm still intrigued to keep on reading though.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Transphobia, and Violence