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119 reviews

Suicide Club by Rachel Heng

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

2.5

Hotel World by Ali Smith

2.5

The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins

challenging dark emotional funny lighthearted mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

Eight Ghosts: The English Heritage Book of New Ghost Stories by Mark Haddon, Kamila Shamsie, Kate Clanchy, Jeanette Winterson, Sarah Perry, Rowan Routh, Max Porter, Andrew Michael Hurley, Stuart Evers, Andrew Martin

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Nightmare Magazine 25: October 2014. Women Destroy Horror! Special Issue by Ellen Datlow

dark emotional informative mysterious tense

4.5

Frankissstein by Jeanette Winterson

challenging dark funny mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

Beowulf: A New Translation by Unknown

2.5

In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense fast-paced

4.5

The Collective by Don Lee

dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

3.5

Sub Rosa by Amber Dawn

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape