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When I Arrived at the Castle

E.M. Carroll

2.0

dark tense fast-paced

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

i'm crushed. i had to wait over a year to get my hands on a copy, read it twice in one sitting, and still don't understand the story, whatsoever.

➸ Trigger warnings for graphic body horror & blood depiction, kidnapping, knife violence, suicide mentioned, and death themes.

▷ Representation: f/f ... relationship?

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No One Is Too Small to Make a Difference

Greta Thunberg

4.0

emotional hopeful inspiring fast-paced

➸ Trigger warnings for r slur, ableism mentioned, cyberharassment mentioned, and natural disasters mentioned.

▷ Representation: Greta (author) is autistic.

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Eat Your Heart Out

Kelly deVos

4.5

adventurous emotional tense fast-paced

look at this glorious cover with a fat girl front & centre 😍

➸ <u>Trigger warnings</u> for

fatphobia & body shaming, minor food shaming, dieting & forced exercise mentioned, parental abandonment, suicide, teen pregnancy (protagonist), childbirth (on-page), blood & gore depiction, dead bodies & body parts, unethical human medical experimentation, emesis, car accident (on-page), poisoning mentioned, fire, explosion, implied kidnapping, death of a best friend & boyfriend (on-page), murder, gun violence, and missing child mentioned

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▷ <u>Representation</u>: Vivian (mc) fat; Allison (mc) fat; Sheldon (mc) fat; Ryan (sc) Black.

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Snapdragon

Kat Leyh

5.0

adventurous emotional hopeful lighthearted mysterious reflective medium-paced

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

this was the book equivalent of 🥺️🥺️

it's about a young girl named snapdragon who accidentally befriends the local witch & ends up learning how to use magic for good. it is so pure & wholesome, while also being twisty & enthralling. a true, absolute delight.

➸ Trigger warnings for

bullying, coming out themes, queermisia mentioned, implied abusive ex-boyfriend, animal dead bodies & body parts, and animal death (central theme)

▷ Representation: Snapdragon (mc) Black; Jacks (sc) lesbian; Lulu (sc) Black trans girl; Black & sapphic scs.

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One of Us Is Next

Karen M. McManus

emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

#1) One of Us Is Next ★★☆☆☆

read this because i'm determined to read all of the gr choice award nominees for the ya categories this year ✌🏻

➸ Trigger warnings for

public outing recounted, slut-shaming & victim-blaming, sexual assault (on-page & detailed), suicide recounted, alcoholism, alcohol consumption & abuse, cancer (mc in remission, relapsing discussed), minor blood depiction, emesis, hospital (multiple scenes), grief depiction, death of a father recounted, death of a classmate & ex-boyfriend (off-page), death of a child (off-page), death by a fall, murder & attempted murder, explosion & attempted bombing, death threats, blackmail, stalking, and bullying

▷ Representation: Bronwyn (sc) & Maeve (mc) Colombian-American; Cooper (sc) & Kris (sc) are mlm/gay.

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