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71 reviews

Cursed Fates by Susanne Valenti, Caroline Peckham

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challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.5

Zodiac Academy: Shadow Princess by Susanne Valenti, Caroline Peckham

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dark emotional medium-paced

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

3.25

The Awakening by Susanne Valenti, Caroline Peckham

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3.0

The Reckoning by Susanne Valenti, Caroline Peckham

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3.0

Ruthless Fae by Susanne Valenti, Caroline Peckham

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adventurous dark medium-paced

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

4.25

A Conjuring of Light by V.E. Schwab

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adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

A Gathering of Shadows by V.E. Schwab

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny 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

4.5

A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab

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adventurous dark funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.0

Tender Beasts by Liselle Sambury

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adventurous dark mysterious medium-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

4.5

Toad by Katherine Dunn

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challenging dark reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

This book was very interesting to me. As someone with a Bachelors in Creative Writing and Literature, this read like something that I would read for class-- that is to say, it makes you think about the process of writing, of humanity, of mental illness. This was a very different read for me and I have MANY trigger warnings that I will list. But overall, this book is gritty, dirty, at times absolutely disgusting. It shows the lives of those who want to live more freely, but also are under capitalism. Can I say I "enjoyed it" per say? Not really, but its not a book that I believe is meant to be "enjoyed" I did however feel like I got a peak into a life that I never would have seen and I feel different because of it.

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