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Our Share of Night by Mariana Enríquez

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

5.0

Freaky sand tense brutal somber gloomy but also a little bit hopeful and nostalgic and a just a lot packed in here. It's a long read and I did feel myself getting a little bit winded at times.but honestly worth it. Much more than just horror fiction.

The Nine Tailors by Dorothy L. Sayers

mysterious medium-paced

4.0

Liked it, but wasn't totally captivated by the main character (Lord Wimsey) and sidekick (Bunter) as I would have liked. Still a worthwhile read and really interesting insight into change ringing

The Spear Cuts Through Water by Simon Jimenez

adventurous dark inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

5.0

Slow start, hard to get in to, and requires your full attention but a rewarding read! Somewhere in the last 200-150ish pages I found I was so engaged and didn't want to put it down!

The Haunting of Tram Car 015 by P. Djèlí Clark

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious

5.0

Reread, but loved it all the same, especially after reading A Master of Djinn. The crossover of characters make me happy

Foundryside by Robert Jackson Bennett

adventurous dark funny mysterious medium-paced

4.0

Like it s lot!! It did feel a bit heavy on the info-dumping at times even pretty late through the story.i liked the characters a lot and there was some humor sprinkled in. All in all I think worth the read and looking forward to book 2.

The Chicago Way by Michael Harvey

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

2.5

Run of the mill detective/procedural but set in a Chicago that feels so touristy idk

Timeline by Michael Crichton

adventurous informative fast-paced

3.5

I liked this more than Jurassic Park! Dan Brown has a very similar vibe with the page-turner, research-packed, action novel.

Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

dark emotional hopeful reflective

5.0

Read it before, watched the HBO series, then just finished reading this again. Loved it even more the second time I think. Takes these imperfect strings of humanity and shows them off for what they are full frontal and ties them together so elegantly. A masterpiece.

Damnation Spring by Ash Davidson

reflective sad slow-paced

2.0

Honestly just wasn't for me even though I thought it would be from the synopsis. I thought it was way too wordy, dialogue was awkward, and the points of view were too impersonal to have impact. During a could moments the narrative and writing could have taken a big swing emotionally I just think it chose to bunt instead. 

Head On by John Scalzi

funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

5.0

A good follow up to Lock In if you enjoyed that! These aren't lyrical, poetic, or profound storytelling BUT they are imaginative, entertaining, and full of humor at just the right moments!