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798 reviews

You Will Never Be Found by Tove Alsterdal

dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

The Professor by Lauren Nossett

dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

The Professor by @laurennossett is a dark academia novel filled with secrets and rumors. It will have you trying to decide what is fact and what is false. The main character, Marlitt Kaplan, is a former detective who is currently at the university working as a research assistant. She is drawn into an investigation of a suspected student suicide. This story will grip you and have you wondering the whole time.

Thank you @macmillan.audio for allowing me to listen to this audiobook ahead of publication in exchange for my honest review.

The Sixth Lie: A gripping Welsh crime thriller by Sarah Ward

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

5.0

The Sixth Lie is a terrific follow up to The Birthday Girl. I love the main character, Mallory Dawson and the fact that this is a series! This book is atmospheric and full of secrets & twists. It definitely seals Sarah in as a must read author in my book.

Thank you @canelo_co for allowing me to read this book ahead of publication in exchange for my honest review.

Local Gone Missing by Fiona Barton

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

The Groom Went Missing by Jenifer Ruff

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

The Heart Forger by Rin Chupeco

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• 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

The Witch Hunter by Max Seeck

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• 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

A Twisted Love Story by Samantha Downing

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

The Last Housewife by Ashley Winstead
Did not finish book. Stopped at 40%.

I loved In My Dreams I Hold A Knife & Midnight Is The Darkest Hour. Unfortunately, this book just was not for me. The sexual violence was too much for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence

Midnight Is the Darkest Hour by Ashley Winstead

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Y’all know that I love a good gothic novel & @ashleywinsteadbooks’ newest novel does not disappoint! I loved the setting of rural Louisiana and Ashley really nails the rural southern Bible Belt vibe. The main character, Ruth, is obsessed with the Twilight series, even though she is the daughter of the town’s extremely strict Southern Baptist pastor. The town is terrified of the local legend, The Low Man, who is a vampire that enters sinner’s bedrooms at night and kills them. Is this rural LA town being terrorized by a vampire or is something more terrifying occurring?! 

I’ll be honest, at first I was concerned because I’m not a fan of the Twilight series; however, I ended up being a huge fan of this book! I highly recommend this book, especially if you are a fan of southern gothic fiction.