aiyam's reviews
393 reviews

Cobalt Red: How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives by Siddharth Kara

challenging dark informative medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Police brutality, Trafficking, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix

challenging dark emotional 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Child death, Death, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, Gaslighting, and Classism

You Shouldn't Have Come Here by Jeneva Rose

dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

Genuinely if I hadn’t been bored with nothing else to do I would’ve put this down within the first chapter. 

The story vaguely makes no sense and the plot twist is weird and poorly thought out. There is no “gotcha” moment it’s more like “why would anyone write that”. I cannot think of one redeeming factor here but you know what it was a book so. One star I guess. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Confinement, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Paris: The Memoir by Paris Hilton

challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Infertility, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Abortion

Dead Collections by Isaac Fellman

challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Deadnaming, Homophobia, Transphobia, Blood, Medical content, Car accident, Outing, and Dysphoria

A Sinister Revenge by Deanna Raybourn

adventurous emotional funny mysterious 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

5.0

The Neighbor Favor by Kristina Forest

emotional funny relaxing medium-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

Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson

challenging dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Conspiracy: Why the Rational Believe the Irrational by Michael Shermer

challenging informative reflective slow-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Antisemitism, Abortion, Classism, and Deportation

Jane Steele by Lyndsay Faye

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Sexual assault, Suicide, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail