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The Dragon in Winter by Jonathan Maberry

adventurous dark emotional funny tense medium-paced

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

5.0

The Angel of Indian Lake by Stephen Graham Jones

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

Goblins by Charles L. Grant

dark 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? No

3.0

The Last Book on the Left: Stories of Murder and Mayhem from History's Most Notorious Serial Killers by Ben Kissel, Marcus Parks, Henry Zebrowski

dark informative lighthearted fast-paced

4.0

Gwendy's Final Task by Richard Chizmar, Stephen King

mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Bury Your Gays by Chuck Tingle

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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

Gwendy's Magic Feather by Richard Chizmar

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

The Stardust Grail by Yume Kitasei

adventurous mysterious fast-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 combination of Star Wars, Star Trek, Indiana Jones and Ocean's Eleven, this sophomore novel is the exciting tale of "one last job", but to save a species from extinction and a society from being thrust back in time (metaphorically speaking). 

The characters are interesting and their relationships complex. It's a novel that truly embraces the alien-ness of its alien beings and the difficulties that could exist having relationships across species, and I love it for that. It also embraces the alien-ness of how its aliens appear, which is a plus. We have too many humanoid aliens in sci-fi!

Full of adventure, action, mystery, friendship and even some academia, this book has it all!

Gwendy's Button Box by Stephen King

dark mysterious fast-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

Joe Ledger: Unstoppable by Jonathan Maberry

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0