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77 reviews

A Feast of Putrid Delights by Valentina Rojas

dark fast-paced

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

3.0

After seeing the gorgeous cover art, I was so stoked to recieve an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

A Feast of Putrid Delughts is a well written romp through the pains of insomnia and addiction and what a person is willing to do when their basic human needs are wielded against them horrifically.

The skilled writing itself was the best part sadly. The characters were unlikable and honestly boring. When the gore and horror hit I felt like I was sleepwalking through the book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Hate crime, Grief, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship

Brainwyrms by Alison Rumfitt

dark tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Drug use, Gore, Incest, Infertility, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Excrement, Vomit, Kidnapping, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Dysphoria, Classism

A Game in Yellow by Hailey Piper

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

4.5

The Bewitching by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

dark inspiring mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

(full review coming soon)
It was fantastic. Vampires. Witches. Dark Academia. Stories of women through history who were smart and clever and determined to survive. I loved it.

The Devil Takes You Home by Gabino Iglesias

dark sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Violence

Occult Detective, The - A Short Story Collection: A classic short story collection about detectives that hunt criminals of the supernatural and occult variety by Gertrude Minnie Robins, Kate Pritchard Hughes, Rose Champion De Crespigny, Dion Fortune (psevd. for Violet Mary Firth), Allen Upward, Rudyard Kipling, Algernon Blackwood, William Hope Hodgson, Arabella Kenealy, L T Meade

mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.0

Meddling Kids by Edgar Cantero

adventurous medium-paced

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

3.0

The Flesh of the Sea by Lor Gislason, Shelley Lavigne

adventurous hopeful 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? No

5.0

We Need to Do Something by Max Booth III

dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Domestic abuse

You, Human: An Anthology of Dark Science Fiction by Stephen King, Josh Malerman

challenging dark reflective sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Child death, Death, Violence, Grief, Medical trauma, Abandonment

Minor: Alcoholism