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195 reviews

Heroes: The Greek Myths Reimagined by Stephen Fry

adventurous challenging dark funny mysterious reflective 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

4.5

Rip Oedipus, you would have loved comedy central roasts and 23 & me

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Incest, and War

Minor: Sexual content and Xenophobia

When Among Crows by Veronica Roth

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Mental illness, Grief, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Still Life with Bones by Alexa Hagerty

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Torture, Violence, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Child death, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death, Body horror, Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, and Pregnancy

Heartless by Elsie Silver

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Infidelity, Toxic relationship, and Abandonment

Minor: Miscarriage, Sexual assault, and Pregnancy

Flawless by Elsie Silver

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, and Death of parent

Minor: Violence, Blood, and Pregnancy

What the Dead Know by Nghi Vo

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

I love it. No notes besides I wish it was a full length novel. Lowkey wish Amazon would produce a limited anthology and make each short story in the collection, an episode

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racism, and Violence

Moderate: Grief, Murder, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Antisemitism

Love Unwritten by Lauren Asher

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Self harm, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment

Minor: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Sexual harassment

They Never Learn by Layne Fargo

dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective 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

Tropes & Themes

• Serial killer FMC
• "Victims" are the real villains
• Revenge
• Set in a small college town
• "Good for her" thriller
• Bi FMC
• Secret past

Spice:
Low (there's a couple scenes but they're fairly fade to black)

My Thoughts:
You know, for years I've putting off reading thrillers because I thought they "weren't my thing". I have no idea why though because I had a blast reading this.

The plot twists were maybe a bit predictable but still fun and the ending was so satisfying. 10/10. No notes. The romance also have me giggling and kicking my feet a little ngl.

The rest of the author's books are immediately going on my TBR, especially with her bio saying she "writes dark, dramatic stories that support women’s rights—and also women’s wrongs". Sign me up.

Favourite Quote:

"Tomorrow is the night. So tonight I prepare: picking out the perfect outfit, shaving my legs, shaping my nails. All the things most women do to prepare for a date. But little do they know: killing a man is so much more satisfying than fucking a man could ever be."

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Rape, Suicide, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Vomit, and Death of parent

Starling House by Alix E. Harrow

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Incest, Racism, Slavery, Vomit, Car accident, and Death of parent

Minor: Sexual content and Suicide

Two Twisted Crowns by Rachel Gillig

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Blood

Moderate: Death, Physical abuse, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, Grief, and Sexual harassment