oddgreyhound's reviews
22 reviews

Subtle Blood by KJ Charles

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Slippery Creatures by KJ Charles

adventurous challenging funny hopeful mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This was a blast to read! I had so much fun with this, and enjoyed it immensely! 

A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense 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

3.75

read the trigger warnings.. it’s a good book, but it can be really hard to read, so don’t force yourself through it. 
It has hills and valleys, and more of one than another, but it made me love the characters. It’s long, but i think it’s not too long. fitting. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Dementia, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

For Real by Alexis Hall

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Pansies by Alexis Hall

challenging emotional hopeful sad fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia and Homophobia

A Power Unbound by Freya Marske

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

These Violent Delights by Micah Nemerever

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.75

this book.. holy shit i have so many thoughts about it.. i want to yell at someone about it, rather than simply write stuff down in a review.. i want to debate it, i want to talk about how i manage to see myself in these boys who plan to and actually murder someone.. 

Micah writes masterfully, and the story kept taking twists and turns that i in no way expected.. I loved the ending, though at the same time, i would’ve loved to have had the second to last chapter from Julians perspective, at least the part.. well, if you’ve read the book you know what part… 

My brain is whirring with things, and holy shit it’s not great at it lol 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Homophobia and Sexual content

A Restless Truth by Freya Marske

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

This book was such a good continuation, and I am mad that I started the series before the third book is out, cuz i just want to read it right this second!! 

i don't read a lot of sapphic stories, and I don't know if I will in the future either, but I am glad I read this one, both Maud and Violet were absolutely delightful! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

A Marvellous Light by Freya Marske

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

it was just a really cute book. It took me forever to get started, and I was very confused at first but I'm so glad that I read it!! 

I loved the sloooow burn so so much!! 
all in all a wonderful book!! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Homophobia, and Sexual content

The State of Us by Shaun David Hutchinson

challenging emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

i went into this book with some low expectations (the reviews in my audiobook app basically said it was disappointing compared to RWRB) but i had them far exceeded.. as an ace person it was so refreshing to get all the romance and cuteness and such without the tons and tons of steam. 

it just made me laugh a lot, and the ending was phenomenal!! i had a really, really good time with this book!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia