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All I See Is Violence by Angie Elita Newell
challenging
dark
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Overall, I enjoyed this book. I do think that at times it was hard to follow. I think two POVs rather than three may have helped with that. To be honest, I wasn’t that interested in Custer’s perspective until maybe the last 1/4 of the book. The endings for Little Wolf and Nancy left me confused, sad, and disappointed. Although, I think that was intentional. I honestly kept assuming Nancy would have one more chapter. The story is sad, and gruesome, and horrific. But it’s also full of spirit. This is a book that I need to sit with for a while and one that I think I’ll keep coming back to in my mind.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Genocide, Gore, Rape, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and War
The Seed Keeper by Diane Wilson
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Suicide, and Colonisation
The Yield by Tara June Winch
challenging
emotional
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Colonisation
Moderate: Pedophilia and Murder
Woman of Light by Kali Fajardo-Anstine
adventurous
hopeful
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Tracks by Louise Erdrich
emotional
reflective
sad
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? It's complicated
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Mental illness, Self harm, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Abandonment, and Colonisation
Against the Loveless World by Susan Abulhawa
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Genocide, Rape, Torture, Police brutality, Islamophobia, Abortion, Colonisation, and War
Moderate: Cancer and Dementia
One Or Several Deserts by Carter St Hogan
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
They Called Me a Lioness: A Palestinian Girl's Fight for Freedom by Dena Takruri, Ahed Tamimi
challenging
emotional
informative
medium-paced
4.0
The Djinn Waits a Hundred Years by Shubnum Khan
emotional
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
This book was different from anything I’ve read. It was gothic and atmospheric and beautiful. In this book, history is alive and the past and the present blur, connected by a house. This Tory is told through duel timelines. The first is 2014 in a boarding house in South Africa. The second is in the 1930s, in the same building before it became a boarding hosue, when it was a magnificent manor. In 2014 a young girl becomes obsessed with discovery the history of the house and we learn with her about the the love story that unfolded there and its tragic conclusion. There’s so much magic in this story. We get the POV of djinn who exists in both timelines, and even the house itself acts as a character, witnessing the lives unfolding within its walls.
Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship