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287 reviews

The Merciless Ones by Namina Forna

adventurous 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

5.0

Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant

adventurous dark informative mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This book is instantly one of my favourites. My only wish was it was longer

Immortal Longings by Chloe Gong
Did not finish book. Stopped at 46%.

I love this book and have read it before but I fell asleep on the train and lost my place in the audiobook 

You May Now Kill the Bride by Kate Weston

medium-paced

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

0.0

I wish more of these characters had died

Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson

adventurous funny medium-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? It's complicated

5.0

I really enjoyed this!

The Darkness Outside Us by Eliot Schrefer
Did not finish book. Stopped at 13%.

I don't see why people keep saying it's really good. The main character is whiney and annoying 

Catfish Rolling by Clara Kumagai

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I received and ARC copy from netgalley in exchange for a fair review. All opinions are my own.

Sorry my review is late, I've been really busy with getting over COVID, deal ng with doctor appointments and stuff. It's been about a month since I read it as so this will be a bit shorter than my normal reviews but here it is. :)
 
I really really loved this!
I really loved the how it handled grief, dementia and how the LGBT rep was still prominent without it seeming out of place in a book about grief and dealing with the aftermath of it.
I really liked the narrator too I thought they were very clear and it wasn't confusing when there were flashbacks, something I find in a lot of Audiobooks. 

I would definitely recommend this to my friends and I'm going to find a copy to read again.

Devotion by Hannah Kent

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

Very slow and at times dull but well written

I never like the kill the gays trope though

Kingdom of the Wicked by Kerri Maniscalco

adventurous medium-paced

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

4.0

It's a good book. I really love Kerri Maniscalco's books

Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams

adventurous emotional hopeful fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Not what I was expecting but very good