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121 reviews

Scythe by Neal Shusterman

adventurous dark funny mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories by Ken Liu

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros

adventurous emotional funny 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? Yes

3.75

I need to process the ending of this book for the next 4 business days. 

I also need to know wtf happened to Broccoli the kitten. 

Bookshops & Bonedust by Travis Baldree

funny mysterious reflective 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? Yes

4.0

I came for the cozy vibes and once again this magical world delivered. Would die for Satchel any day. 10/10 epilogue. Already counting down the days to the next book. 

One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig

dark emotional mysterious tense 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

5.0

Funny Story by Emily Henry

funny lighthearted reflective fast-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

4.5

If Emily Henry has no fans, I’m dead. I will read everything this woman writes for the rest of my life. 

The Reformatory by Tananarive Due

challenging dark emotional mysterious 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? No

4.5

What a book to start the year with. 😭 I already loved it after reading the last chapter, but the author’s note and acknowledgements made my appreciation even stronger.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology by Shane Hawk, Theodore C. Van Alst Jr.

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

The Only One Left by Riley Sager

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

Meh, not my favorite Riley Sager. If you already read Verity, you can skip this one. 

The Official Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour Book by Taylor Swift

adventurous emotional funny inspiring fast-paced

5.0

Yes, I’m including this on my Storygraph. Yes, I cried. Multiple times. Yes, I’m crazy.

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