dannycrimes's reviews
9 reviews

Tender Is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica

challenging dark sad 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? Yes

5.0

what the FUCK

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Blood, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death

Initiate by Mabel Martin

4.25

Juniper & Thorn by Ava Reid

3.75

Baptism of Fire by Andrzej Sapkowski

adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

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

5.0

YEAHHJHHHJHJHHHHHH witcher 👍👍👍

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Toxic relationship, Violence, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, War

Moderate: Animal death, Sexism, Sexual violence

The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri

5.0

Under the Pendulum Sun by Jeannette Ng

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious tense

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

4.0

I read it in, technically, 26 hours - the descriptions were evocative, the mystery was many-layered yet never felt like it was purely twisting for shock value, and the spirit of the gothic was well and truly invoked. Loses half a star for a slightly wonky pacing in places.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest

Private Rites by Julia Armfield

dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.25

Harrow the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

dark funny mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

INSANE LESBIAN IN SPACE! YEAH!

The Sluts by Dennis Cooper

dark funny

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

4.75

You know those books that are fantastic, but you cannot ever tell another human being to read them? This is one of those. Brilliantly written whilst being incredibly tough to get through. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence

Moderate: Chronic illness, Terminal illness

Brief but graphic depictions of deliberate spreading of HIV