graveyardreads's reviews
21 reviews

Coraline by Neil Gaiman

4.0

Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck

1.0

Near the Bone by Christina Henry

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Animal death, Body horror, Kidnapping, Miscarriage, Murder, Torture, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Infertility, Rape, and Sexual assault

The Maidens by Alex Michaelides

dark mysterious medium-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? It's complicated

1.5

300 pages of filler only for the book to climax and end in the last 20. The ending of this book left me feeling disgusted and betrayed by the author. Setting was cool, dark academia vibes and stuff but again the ending just really pissed me off. Also, Marianna, the main character is literally the most dumb, daft and clueless character I’ve read. This author truly had no idea how to write a woman dealing with creepy men. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Gore, Grief, Mental illness, Murder, Stalking, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Blood, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicide attempt, and Violence

Kill Creek by Scott Thomas

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Body horror, Death, Death of parent, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Physical abuse, and Violence

Tender Is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica

dark sad tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

The Grip of It by Jac Jemc

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

3.0

In the House in the Dark of the Woods by Laird Hunt

slow-paced

1.0

The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein by Kiersten White

dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

5.0

What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher

dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5