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593 reviews

The Girl Who Cried Diamonds and Other Stories by Rebecca Hirsch Garcia

dark reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

This is a great compilation of stories, mix of contemporary horror and fabulism. Some of my favourites were 'Mother' 'A change of atmospherics' and 'Maps of the unknown'

Just Like Home by Sarah Gailey

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

5.0

Excellently paced, love the mix of supernatural and human-based horror 

Babel by R.F. Kuang

adventurous dark informative tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

Holy shit I loved this so hard

Archivist Wasp by Nicole Kornher-Stace

slow-paced

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

3.0

Writing is gorgeous but I wished there was more explanation to the world building 

Rogues: True Stories of Grifters, Killers, Rebels and Crooks by Patrick Radden Keefe

informative

3.5

Great collection of essays, I just went into thinking that there was a through line linking it more 

Silver Nitrate by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

mysterious slow-paced

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

3.5

Loved the concept but overall the pacing felt off, took a while to get to the supernatural elements and when they arrived I wanted more spookiness 

What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher

dark medium-paced

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

5.0

Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

funny inspiring 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

3.0

I hate the dog POV with everything inside of me

Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men by Caroline Criado Pérez

dark slow-paced

2.0

The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War by Ben Macintyre

adventurous informative fast-paced

5.0