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Celtic Tales: Fairy Tales and Stories of Enchantment from Ireland, Scotland, Brittany, and Wales by Chronicle Books

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inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

4.0

The Gathering Dark: An Anthology of Folk Horror by Tori Bovalino

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dark fast-paced

Diverse cast of characters? Yes

2.25

for an anthology marketed as FOLK horror to only have two stories that are explicitly so and one that teeters on the edge...i don't know. it's like the authors only saw 'horror' and ran with it while also conflating folk horror with 'dead small towns' and 'urban legends' :/ interesting stories to be sure but almost none of them fit the subgenre

Disfigured: On Fairy Tales, Disability, and Making Space by Amanda Leduc

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emotional hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

Starve Acre by Andrew Michael Hurley

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dark mysterious tense medium-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? Yes

4.25

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Russian Roulette by James Mitchell

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tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

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dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Bloodlust & Bonnets by Emily McGovern

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funny fast-paced

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

2.75

She Is a Haunting by Trang Thanh Tran

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dark emotional reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Red File for Callan by James Mitchell

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adventurous tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Different for Boys by Patrick Ness

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emotional lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Diverse cast of characters? No

3.25