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1744 reviews
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Sexual content and Alcohol
Minor: Bullying, Eating disorder, and Self harm
- 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
- Tia Williams does it again with A LOVE SONG FOR RICKI WILDE. Drama, snark, two people drawn toward each other in a way they’ve never felt before.
- Even if the plot is easy enough to predict, I loved being with Ricki and Ezra as they unraveled their story and fell hard for each other.
- Somehow, amid the over the top ridiculous family members and the paranormal elements, Williams gives us a fated mates story for the ages, filled with intensity and longing and love.
Graphic: Cancer, Cursing, Death, Racism, Sexual content, Suicide, Medical content, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol
Moderate: Addiction and Hate crime
Minor: Miscarriage
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Bullying, Death, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, and Classism
Moderate: Infidelity
Minor: Cancer, Homophobia, and Dementia
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
Graphic: Cursing, Sexism, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Sexual content
5.0
Graphic: Cancer, Death, Racism, and Medical content
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
- If you love a fast-paced romcom, I’d like to recommend KEEP THIS OFF THE RECORD. This book is witty and drama-filled and has a little bit of a whodunit element to it as well. It’s plot heavy, which balances out the slow burn closed door romance.
- Abby and Freya are a good example of romance characters who throw out biting comments at each other, but are still willing to consider they might have misjudged the other.
- The secondary characters unfortunately felt a bit one note to me, though it was still a lovely found family group and I’m sure I would enjoy books centered around them.
Graphic: Cursing, Infidelity, and Alcohol
Moderate: Sexual content
Minor: Biphobia, Gun violence, and Injury/Injury detail
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Cursing, Drug use, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Xenophobia, Medical content, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Cancer and Sexual violence
- 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
4.25
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Violence, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Ableism
- 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
- THE YEAR MY LIFE WENT DOWN THE TOILET is soooo precious. I adored Al and her friends in all their queer, chronically ill glory.
- Al talks repeatedly in this book about how embarrassing it is to have a body, never mind a body with a bowel disease. And I love that in a middle grade book - anything to show kids they aren’t the only one who wants to just be a brain in a jar!
- I read this via audiobook, and narrator Krystal Hammond does a fantastic job of bringing Al to life. I really felt all her feelings, from joy to fear to anxiety to love.
Graphic: Chronic illness, Blood, Excrement, and Medical content
4.75
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Death, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, and Alcohol
Moderate: Pandemic/Epidemic