graveyardreads's reviews
21 reviews

Coraline by Neil Gaiman

4.0

Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck

1.0

Near the Bone by Christina Henry

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infertility, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

The Maidens by Alex Michaelides

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

1.5

300 pages of filler only for the book to climax and end in the last 20. The ending of this book left me feeling disgusted and betrayed by the author. Setting was cool, dark academia vibes and stuff but again the ending just really pissed me off. Also, Marianna, the main character is literally the most dumb, daft and clueless character I’ve read. This author truly had no idea how to write a woman dealing with creepy men. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, and Alcohol

Kill Creek by Scott Thomas

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Violence, Dementia, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

Tender Is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica

dark sad tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Violence

The Grip of It by Jac Jemc

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

3.0

In the House in the Dark of the Woods by Laird Hunt

slow-paced

1.0

The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein by Kiersten White

dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

5.0

What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher

dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5