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Slewfoot: A Tale of Bewitchery by Brom

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dark emotional tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

(Spoilers) I read this book in a little over a 24 hour period. It was one of the best horror books I’ve read in a very long time. The story progression had me expecting a bad ending up until the very end. Abitha is loveable and flawed but full of passion. Samson is surprisingly equally the same. 
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Lasher by Anne Rice

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dark sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Second book in the Mayfair Trilogy. Less captivating than the first book but still interesting. You see Lasher as less of a haunting figure and more of a vulnerable confused child in this one and it makes you feel sorry for him. I was bothered by everyone’s blind acceptance of Mona and Michael. It didn’t seem consistent. 
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The Witching Hour by Anne Rice

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

5.0

It’s like reading a history book on the Mayfair family. Anne Rice put in as much detail as she could when describing their lives going back hundreds of years. The characters are lovable in a strange way because they are all equally very flawed and corrupt by their past and their ancestry. 
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