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A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
enjoyable but so so mediocre
Abgeschminkt: Das Leben ist schön – Von einfach war nie die Rede - Die Frau, die »Cindy aus Marzahn« war by Ilka Bessin
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
3.0
Pew by Catherine Lacey
mysterious
reflective
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
this packs so much, especially a lot of philosophical questions that the text never actually answers. thereby it mostly reflects the reader's morals and ideas around identity, trauma, community, religion, gender, race, forgiveness etc. as the protagonist, pew, is an ambigious figure that does only engage in communication when it's urgently needed. by not being much more than that, pew functions as a disturbance to the day to day norm and therefore needs to be categorised, understood and made to want to assimilate. i'm sure there are plenty of contexts this can be applied to. and as interesting and hugely important as those discussions are, the book didn't add anything new though i enjoyed reading it. the ending felt anticlimatic and confusing, the way racism was explored lazy. also, i'm still not sure how intertwined the story actually is with 'the ones who walk away from omelas'.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism
Moderate: Alcoholism, Murder, Xenophobia, Medical content, Transphobia, and Forced institutionalization
The Divines by Ellie Eaton
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
this book surely gives you a lot to process while the characters do barely any of the processing work themselves.
Junge Frau, am Fenster stehend, Abendlicht, blaues Kleid by Alena Schröder
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
wundervolles buch, welches ich unheimlich gerne gelesen habe. besonders senta und die goldmanns sind mir sehr ans herz gewachsen. das ende hätte jedoch mehr zeit verdient und war dadurch ein wenig absehbar.
Our Wives Under The Sea by Julia Armfield
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? No
3.0
beautifully written and crafted. i just couldn't connect with this at all.