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bzliz's review
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
3.0
I took the average of my individual story ratings to get the over all rating. My biggest complaint with some were that they didn’t have anything really going on, were a prequel I had no stakes in, or didn’t fall into the Dark Academia bubble in my opinion. I prefer Dark Academia with magical/mystical elements and/or mystery elements so anything lacking that feels boring to me. My standouts were The Hare and the Hound, Phobos, and The Professor of Ontography, the last of which I liked so much that I retroactively lowered ratings of other stories that weren’t as good. My least favorite was Four Funerals which didn’t feel like Dark Academia to me and was more like a sad reflection of the reality of American schools these days.
1000 Ships - 2/5
Pythia - 4/5
Sabbatical - 2/5
The Hare and the Hound - 5/5
X House - 4/5
The Ravages - 3/5
Four Funerals - 1/5
The Unknowable Pleasures - 2/5
Weekend at Bertie’s - 2/5
The Professor of Ontography - 5/5
Phobos - 5/5
Playing - 3/5
1000 Ships - 2/5
Pythia - 4/5
Sabbatical - 2/5
The Hare and the Hound - 5/5
X House - 4/5
The Ravages - 3/5
Four Funerals - 1/5
The Unknowable Pleasures - 2/5
Weekend at Bertie’s - 2/5
The Professor of Ontography - 5/5
Phobos - 5/5
Playing - 3/5
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Murder, Death, and Animal death
Moderate: Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, and Alcohol
Minor: Mental illness and Infidelity
aileron's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-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? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Mass/school shootings, Death, Blood, and Murder
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Infidelity, Suicide, Car accident, Child death, Panic attacks/disorders, Body horror, and Mental illness
Minor: Bullying, Ableism, Classism, Miscarriage, and Gun violence
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