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195 reviews

Lights Out by Navessa Allen

adventurous challenging dark funny lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.0

Tropes & Themes

• "Masktok" cosplayer MMC
• Nurse FMC
• Stalking
• Accidental murder
• Random mafia connections?
• Dark romance for beginners 

Spice: moderate (3+ explict scenes)

Claiming me? Oh, god. No, vagina, do not quiver at that. Damn it. Not you, too, ovaries.

Give him the most toe-curling, leg-shaking, dick-throbbing, sheet-gripping, soul-sucking, ball-draining head of his life.

Did I like it? No. Was it well-written? Definitely not. Did I have a lot of fun listening to the audiobook with my bestie Absolutely I did (10/10 would recommend)

I think the above quotes speak for the vibes of the book better than I can...

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Stalking, and Murder

Moderate: Mental illness, Grief, Car accident, and Death of parent

Minor: Rape, Vomit, and Cannibalism

Mythos by Stephen Fry

adventurous challenging dark funny informative lighthearted tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Incest, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death, Rape, and Murder

Additional CWs: beastiality

What Feasts at Night by T. Kingfisher

adventurous dark funny mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror

Moderate: Animal death, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Medical content

Taste: My Life Through Food by Stanley Tucci

4.0

Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare

4.0

Written in the Stars by Alexandria Bellefleur
Did not finish book. Stopped at 49%.

I just can't stand Elle. She's so annoying and childish to me. And I hate the trope of "friend or family member harrasses the FMC about being single bc they'll never be happy alone". Definitely makes me never want to pick up her brother's book...which is unfortunate bc I bought the entire trilogy (plus the fiancee farce) before I knew I didn't like this 😬

What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, and Death

Moderate: Murder and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Vomit

Our Wives Under The Sea by Julia Armfield

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, and Vomit

Spells for Forgetting by Adrienne Young

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

3.5

Alllll that...over some goddamn apples

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, and Sexual content

Minor: Alcoholism, Cancer, Infidelity, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Toxic friendship

In My Dreams I Hold a Knife by Ashley Winstead

challenging dark mysterious reflective tense 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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Infidelity, Violence, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Homophobia, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, and Outing

Minor: Child abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent