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Little Slice of Hell by Clio Evans

funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.0

An Education in Malice by S.T. Gibson
Did not finish book. Stopped at 45%.

DNF at 45% 
Was this book descriptive, beautifully written with a wonderful premise? ✅
The execution...bleh
I happened to listen to this, but I feel I would've had the same issue if I had physically read it. By BIGGEST complaint with the audiobook is the lack of commitment. Laura, a woman from Mississippi and Carmilla a women from Austria and no discerning accents except a slight change in the voice. Like what? Someone from Mississippi at least would have an accent. 
It spent AN ENORMOUS amount of time just describing how attracted they were to each other, to their teacher and their rivalry. I too like admiring women and their beauty but it put way too much of a focus on doing that and just that. There wasnt really anything moving the story along than the literal passage of time. It wasn't going anywhere. How are we almost halfway through the book and the plot is nothing? It moved way too slow to be enjoyable and only really delved into the characters on a surface level. I wanted to know way more about everyone. You can describe Carmilla fantasizing about Laura's painted toe nails but not more about their personalities? Vampire dark academia needs to have more! There needs to be so much more mystery and excitement. It just wasn't there and I don't have the desire to finish and find out what happened. I'll maybe Google it. Idk, I've heard good things about Gibson's other works so imma try that but this just didn't work for me.

Blood on the Tracks, Vol. 2 by Shuzo Oshimi

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

Little Drop of Blood by Clio Evans

dark emotional funny fast-paced

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

2.75

Blood on the Tracks, Vol. 1 by Shuzo Oshimi

emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.75

The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative inspiring mysterious sad tense 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

5.0

Gild by Raven Kennedy

challenging dark informative tense 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? Yes

2.75

Soul Eater by Lily Mayne

adventurous challenging emotional funny 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

4.75

Fake Out by Eden Finley

funny fast-paced

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

2.25

My only real problem is that they really just let the monumental lie that Maddox did SLIDE! Like huh? I don't care how hot anyone is, I would have not dated that person. Like babygirl, what? You were scared to break up with your girl so you told her you were gay? And that's better than being dumped? Also the random plot line of his aunt being his mom? Like unnecessary. Imma probably pass on reading the series.

The Butterfly Garden by Dot Hutchison

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75