aiyam's reviews
393 reviews

Revolting Prostitutes: The Fight for Sex Workers' Rights by Molly Smith, Juno Mac

challenging informative reflective slow-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Police brutality, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Deportation

Why They Kill: The Discoveries of a Maverick Criminologist by Richard Rhodes

challenging informative reflective slow-paced

5.0

Sophie Go's Lonely Hearts Club by Roselle Lim

emotional lighthearted 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting

Inventing the It Girl: How Elinor Glyn Created the Modern Romance and Conquered Early Hollywood by Hilary A. Hallett

informative slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism

Moderate: Alcoholism and War

What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher

dark tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

Small Game by Blair Braverman

adventurous dark tense slow-paced

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

4.25

The book is amazing, had me on the edge of my seat the entire time. But the ending felt a bit lazy, like the author didn’t quite know how to wrap it up and just wrote what she thought we wanted to hear. Up until the last 4 pages I would have given it 5 stars no doubt. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Blood, Grief, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

The Many Dates of Indigo by Amber D. Samuel

emotional funny slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abortion

Mercury in Retrograde by Paula Froelich

emotional lighthearted slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia and Sexual harassment

An Impossible Impostor by Deanna Raybourn

adventurous emotional reflective 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

An Unexpected Peril by Deanna Raybourn

adventurous emotional mysterious 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

5.0