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Steel Heart Iron Claws by Evie Marceau

adventurous dark fast-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

4.5

This Spells Disaster by Tori Anne Martin

funny lighthearted fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Sexual content, and Fire/Fire injury

A Broken Throne of Bronze by Renna Ashley

adventurous fast-paced

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

3.0

The Feminist Killjoy Handbook by Sara Ahmed

hopeful informative inspiring fast-paced

4.0

The Bazaar of Bad Dreams: Stories by Stephen King

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.25

CHECK THE CONTENT WARNINGS. 

A vast collection of short stories. The audio book was pleasant with transitions between the stories by King.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Chronic illness, Death, Fatphobia, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual content, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Heir of Broken Fate by Mads Rafferty

fast-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

1.5

Cinderella Is Dead by Kalynn Bayron
Did not finish book. Stopped at 39%.

Interesting concept. Execution is not for me. 

Ghostsmith by Nicki Pau Preto

adventurous dark 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

4.0

Dating & Dismemberment by A.L. Brody

funny fast-paced

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

2.0

Hmm. As a book that explicitly  markets itself as a romcom, there's lots of com but little rom. And what rom there is, it just doesn't work.

I liked Darla a lot. Jarko was okay. The Book is lacking in their chemistry. They went from rivals to "I love you" with odd, out of nowhere "break ups". Example, they kiss after their 2nd monster hunting trial. And Jarko is immediately like nope. We gotta break up (even though they weren't together) and leaves. It felt manufactured in the story. It felt like Darla and Jarko had like 5 scenes together so from rivals to instalove to breakup to Jarko's return to 'I Love you's ended up in odd, contrived pacing and plot.

Blood Like Magic by Liselle Sambury
Did not finish book. Stopped at 12%.

Not what I expected based on the blurb