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131 reviews

Starling House by Alix E. Harrow

dark emotional mysterious 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

4.0

Silver in the Wood by Emily Tesh

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

Last First Snow by Max Gladstone

challenging dark tense slow-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

Max Gladstone fucked me upppp with this one. 

Unlike the others in the craft sequence, where there's some sort of mystery to solve, this is a heart-wrenching, slow-moving tragedy. 

Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki

emotional hopeful sad slow-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? Yes

3.0

Tread of Angels by Rebecca Roanhorse

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

2.0

Just a tad too on the nose for me. Also getting tired of Roanhorse's love for frustratingly naive FMCs. 

Do Nothing: How to Break Away from Overworking, Overdoing, and Underliving by Celeste Headlee

hopeful informative slow-paced

3.0

The Djinn Waits a Hundred Years by Shubnum Khan

dark emotional sad 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? Yes

3.0

A Gathering of Shadows by V.E. Schwab

adventurous dark mysterious fast-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

Good Enough Job by Simone Stolzoff

informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

Nothing But Blackened Teeth by Cassandra Khaw

dark sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Self harm, and Body horror

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide