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Camp Damascus by Chuck Tingle

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I’m not saying this healed my religious trauma. But it helped. And that it was a kick-ass horror story on top didn’t hurt at all.

Hercolubus Or Red Planet by V.M. Rabolu
Did not finish book. Stopped at 63%.

Holy crap, I knew this was going to be crazy but wow.
Full on conspiracy, of course, coupled with homophobia and transphobia. And then I just gave up because I don’t want this shit in my head.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Transphobia, Homophobia, and Xenophobia

Devolution: A Firsthand Account of the Rainier Sasquatch Massacre by Max Brooks

challenging dark emotional tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.0

It's a strange combination - docuseries, horror story, cautionary tale. But holy hell! what a ride!

Kindred by Octavia E. Butler

challenging dark emotional reflective 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? It's complicated

4.0

Certain Dark Things by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Did not finish book. Stopped at 63%.

It’s well written but I just can’t care about it. 

My Heart Is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones

dark funny mysterious tense fast-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

4.75

I was good until that last few paragraphs and now I'm crying at work.

This Is How You Lose the Time War by Max Gladstone, Amal El-Mohtar

fast-paced

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

4.0

Gender Queer: A Memoir by Maia Kobabe

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

Oh, to know you aren’t alone! That you weren’t the only one who struggled. Thank you for this.

A Soul to Keep by Opal Reyne
Did not finish book. Stopped at 3%.

Riddled with poor spelling and clunky writing. Ms. Reyne needs a better editor.

The Echo Wife by Sarah Gailey
Did not finish book. Stopped at 58%.

Ran out of time, didn't really care for it. Main character is unlikeable, as are her methods.