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75 reviews

Just Like Home by Sarah Gailey

3.5

The Last Housewife by Ashley Winstead

fast-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Torture, Sexual assault, Misogyny, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Rape, Panic attacks/disorders, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Car accident, Murder, Emotional abuse, Toxic friendship, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Grief, Trafficking, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Physical abuse, and Mental illness

The Bell Chime by Mona Kabbani

dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Eating disorder, Grief, Medical content, Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts

For the Sake of: An Extreme Horror Novel by Judith Sonnet

dark tense fast-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Excrement, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Murder, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Confinement, Death, Pedophilia, Grief, Suicide, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Stalking, Vomit, Suicide attempt, and Torture

A House with Good Bones by T. Kingfisher

funny mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

The Ruins by Scott Smith

dark tense medium-paced

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

2.0

Bad Man by Dathan Auerbach

dark mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Violence, Body shaming, Fatphobia, and Grief

Moderate: Car accident

One Bloody Thing After Another by Joey Comeau

emotional funny tense fast-paced

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

5.0

They Never Learn by Layne Fargo

4.5