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413 reviews

Hell Followed with Us by Andrew Joseph White

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Before You Sleep: Three Horrors by Adam L.G. Nevill

1.5

Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

2.5

Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle by Amelia Nagoski, Emily Nagoski

medium-paced

4.75

The Serpent and the Wings of Night by Carissa Broadbent

medium-paced

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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Blood, and Violence

The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

fast-paced

3.0

Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

Sorcery of Thorns by Margaret Rogerson

adventurous mysterious 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

4.5

The Hating Game by Sally Thorne

4.5

Lullaby by Chuck Palahniuk

4.5