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Swan Song by Edmund Crispin

lighthearted mysterious medium-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? Yes

3.0

The Story of a Goat by Perumal Murugan

medium-paced

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

3.0

The Pan Book of Horror Stories by Flavia Richardson, Noel Langley, Bram Stoker, Anthony Vercoe, Nigel Kneale, Chris Massie, Hazel Heald, Angus Wilson, Oscar Cook, Hamilton Macallister, Jack Finney, Seabury Quinn, George Fielding Eliot, C.S. Forester, Hester Holland, Peter Fleming, Fielden Hughes, L.P. Hartley, Muriel Spark, Joan Aiken, Alan Wykes, Herbert van Thal, A.L. Barker

dark medium-paced

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

3.0

The Guest by Emma Cline

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

3.5

Thornhedge by T. Kingfisher

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

2.75

Tales for the Midnight Hour by Judith Bauer Stamper

medium-paced

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

2.75

Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body by Roxane Gay

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

3.75

And He Shall Appear by Kate van der Borgh

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? Yes

2.75

Spindle's End by Robin McKinley

slow-paced

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

2.0

Darien by Conn Iggulden, C.F. Iggulden

adventurous medium-paced

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

2.75