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137 reviews

Bride by Ali Hazelwood

emotional funny tense medium-paced

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

3.5

Seed by Ahlborn, Ania (2012) Paperback by Ania Ahlborn, Ania Ahlborn

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Death of parent, and Murder

The Butterfly Garden by Dot Hutchison

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Rape, Kidnapping, Murder, and Abandonment

Staycation by R.J. Clark

dark tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Incest, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Cannibalism, Death of parent, and Murder

Hidden Pictures by Jason Rekulak

emotional 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Murder, and Abandonment

The Third Gilmore Girl by Kelly Bishop

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

Masters of Death by Olivie Blake
Did not finish book. Stopped at 61%.

DNF. Too confusing, dialgue (while funny at times) was drawn out and babbling. Author's writing style was pretentious at times. Started off with a cute concept, and then lost me about halfway through

Keep It In The Family by John Marrs

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Abandonment

Moderate: Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Forced institutionalization, Stalking, and Pregnancy

We Used to Live Here by Marcus Kliewer

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

The Boyfriend by Freida McFadden

mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Stalking