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

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

3.75

I really wanted to love this. I've been looking forward to reading this for so long and I came out of it feeling a bit eh. Some stories I adored and the writing style was fabulous, others not so much.
Most of the stories were gripping and gave an insight into a perspective I never thought of. 

Diavola by Jennifer Marie Thorne

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Graveyard Shift by M.L. Rio

dark mysterious fast-paced

4.5

This left my yearning for more. 
Even within a 100 pages, the characters I felt were well developed and got a sense of each one - even if it was a glimpse. I'd love to see this fully fledged but this had me hooked. 

Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill

dark emotional inspiring tense medium-paced

4.0

The Reformatory by Tananarive Due

dark emotional medium-paced

5.0

Swordheart by T. Kingfisher

adventurous funny lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

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

3.5

The middle section was a bit slow but beginning and end was good. Trope of grumpy and sunshine will also win. 

Tender Is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica

dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Gore

Moderate: Child death and Death of parent

Ouran High School Host Club, Vol. 4 by Bisco Hatori

fast-paced

3.75

Ouran High School Host Club, Vol. 3 by Bisco Hatori

emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

4.0

This was cute

How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix

adventurous dark emotional funny sad tense 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? Yes

5.0

This actually made me really sad. The ending especially, when Barb talked to Pupkin my heart just went.