Good, Intense Books Y'All Might Hate | July Reading Wrapup

Описание: I read a really interesting mix of books in July and being fully honest I think some of these will piss some of you off haha. There's a political feel to a lot of these (whoops?) and my feelings were definitely strong in some cases. It was totally unintentional but watching back the video I realized almost every single book has a controversial angle or unsettling vibe/ending. The state of the world, maybe? haha.

The "trigger warnings" I included for a few of these:

Passage: Don't read if you are religious/sensitive to death/grieving. Includes some bleak ideas about death and multiple "evangelist" characters are antagonists. (I am not religious so this did not bother me)

The Mendendez Brothers: includes graphic descriptions of brutal murder and child sexual abuse

Allegedly: includes depictions of unnamed mental health conditions for multiple characters that factor into the plot conceit and may not sit well for some readers


THE BOOKS

Passage by Connie Willis:   / passage  

The Menendez Brothers by Robert Rand:   / the-menendez-murders  

Too Much and Never Enough by Mary L. Trump:   / too-much-and-never-enough  

It's Always the Husband by Michelle Campbell:   / it-s-always-the-husband  

The Cousins by Karen McManus:   / the-cousins  

All Eyes on Her by L.E. Flynn:   / all-eyes-on-her  

Allegedly by Tiffany D. Jackson:   / allegedly  

The Unexpected Spy by Tracy Walder and Jessica Anya Blau:   / the-unexpected-spy  

Mediocre by Ijeoma Oluo:   / mediocre  

Unfiltered by Lily Collins:   / unfiltered  




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