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325 reviews

The Spirit Bares Its Teeth by Andrew Joseph White

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad fast-paced

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

5.0

Schrader's Chord by Scott Leeds

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

A Twisted Love Story by Samantha Downing

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

Goodbye Earl by Leesa Cross-Smith

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Cause Earl had to die! 

Dark Ride by Lou Berney

adventurous challenging dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.5

Priest by Sierra Simone

adventurous dark emotional fast-paced

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

4.5

This is a very erotic, blasphemous romance with a nice splash of BDSM. Can't wait to read more. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, and Suicide

Tell Me I'm Worthless by Alison Rumfitt

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

5.0

This book is brutal, very well-written but brutal. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Fire/Fire injury, Drug use, Death, Rape, Racism, Blood, Toxic friendship, Suicide, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Murder, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Misogyny, Hate crime, Dysphoria, Body horror, and Transphobia

Moderate: Pandemic/Epidemic, Antisemitism, and Xenophobia

Minor: Pedophilia

Hell Followed with Us by Andrew Joseph White

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

The Oleander Sword by Tasha Suri

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

5.0

The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Magic, lesbians, political intrigue, religious extremists. 
Who doesn't love all of that?