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Bunny by Mona Awad

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challenging dark mysterious fast-paced

4.5

Went blind into it so I didn't really know what to expect: Murder mystery? Thriller? Psychological horror? Horny? Well... Yes.
Magical realism needs to be this or bust from now on, Gabo move aside.
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Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice

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dark reflective tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Aside from a couple scenes that I feel were unnecessary, I'm glad that I gave this a chance. Very entertaining, love it when catholics bring to life the gayest most depraved shit to hate on it so I can be horny on main.
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Blue Lily, Lily Blue by Maggie Stiefvater

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adventurous medium-paced

4.0

It felt a bit slow around the middle but the end was... what a cliffhanger!
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El derecho a la pereza by Paul Lafargue

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reflective fast-paced

3.5

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Huesos de lagartija by Federico Navarrete

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adventurous hopeful informative fast-paced

4.0

The Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater

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adventurous dark funny tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

Having the time of my life reading about Blue and the boys. This one's a bit more Ronan centered (as a friend of mine lovingly pointed out), and I loved it because as a Capricorn I obviously have a penchant for showy, snarky and emotionally damaged boys so 10/10 no comments.
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The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater

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adventurous funny tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

Whew the girlies weren't lying, this did a number on my brain synapses.
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Here's to Us by Becky Albertalli, Adam Silvera

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funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No

3.0

It's definitely a product of its time... 
I zoned out a bit on the last third because I didn't care for the main characters anymore but I wanted to know what happened to Dylan.
Daughter of the Siren Queen by Tricia Levenseller

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adventurous fast-paced
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No

2.0

Alossa's behavior throghout was so rank and I hated that we were only allowed to feel pain or anger or any emotion if she was feeling it. Lots of things happen only as shock factor or to justify Alossa's decisions so at one point it I stopped wondering about the plot and just let myself carry forward because clearly there is only one captain to this ship and it's the author. Some research into sailing was made, but I wish the author had researched more into pirates and their war strategies in a book this heavy with action. 
In the first book it's not that obvious too but I don't like the way this series portrays men as evil and dangerous and the language, plus some of the gendered mechanics of mermaids rubs me the wrong way.
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The Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston

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funny lighthearted fast-paced
  • Loveable characters? No

3.0

There's a book hidden in here that I would really like to read. The prompts are good, but I feel at one point the author tried to add every trope and quirky quirk and it made the story very scattered and superficial.
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