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78 reviews

Harrow the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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? Yes

5.0

Hani and Ishu's Guide to Fake Dating by Adiba Jaigirdar

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing sad medium-paced

• 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

4.0

The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Great book but had a hard time getting mysel  to read it 

Late to the Party by Kelly Quindlen

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing 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

4.25

This was fun. It made me feel very single, but it was fun.

Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke by Eric LaRocca

1.0

Not gonna lie, this was one of the worst books I've ever read. It was just bad.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Medical content, Cannibalism, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll

adventurous funny lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

5.0

What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher

dark informative fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

First of all I just want to mention that this is one of the most beautiful books I've ever seen. The illustrations and the cover are astonishing.
The details and explanations made this a pretty good retelling of "the fall of the house of Usher". I also want to mention that I appreciate the last chapter, because it gave the tale a proper ending.
However I have to admit I had a hard time reading it. This is due to the fact that it felt too dry. The emotions displayed by the characters felt rather mechanical and very matter-of-fact which made me feel like I was reading a scientific report rather than a horror fictional story.
In all fairness, knowing what was going to happen at the end (since this is a retelling) might have also added to my boredom while reading this.

Sawkill Girls by Claire Legrand

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

It's giving divers, classic horror vibes 

Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

adventurous funny informative slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Aerial Magic - Season I by Ari North

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0