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Silver by Wendy Rathbone

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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? No

3.5

Cold by Wendy Rathbone

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted sad medium-paced

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

3.5

Chance by Wendy Rathbone

emotional hopeful lighthearted sad 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? No

3.5

Moon by Wendy Rathbone

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

Summer Sons by Lee Mandelo

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad tense slow-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

*insert Internal_Screaming.gif here*

WHAT A DAMN GOOD BOOK!

Such an intense and intricate tale, with beautifully crafted lore, and an intriguing cast of characters.

Still drowning in all the feels.

Waltzing with Witches by Hazel Mack

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious 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

Another sweet with heat installment in the Haven Ever After series.

Morgan and The Keeper's story is tragic and hurt my heart; it's now my favorite of the series thus far.

Although I figured out the villain way too soon, it didn't lesson the impact of the reveal. The author does her work well.

There were tears and there was rage; some of the lighter moments even had me literally laughing out loud.

A good read.

Nightmares & Sin by Quell T. Fox

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

4.0

Dark, smutty goodness.

Mind your squicks.

Lots and lots of sex and an interesting plot woven in between.

I love a good sassy FMC, especially paired with MMCs who give her as good as they get. *muah*

Not a lot of angst, but definitely a lot of drama.

A steamy read. 

Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-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

3.5

An interesting premise, intriguing plot, and a deplorable cast of characters.

I have mixed feelings about this book. It obviously held my interest, but it's rare to not positively engage with any character. 

Catalina and Ruth get a pass, but the rest of the characters were either sick, twisted, and thoroughly evil, shallow, self-centered, and pompous, or just woefully pathetic.

Noemi, the FMC/protagonist, is nothing more than a wilful, spoiled, rich girl with delusions of grandeur. She's flaky as hell, uppity, shallow, manipulative, and pig-headed. Not to mention her naivety. She's quite obnoxious and annoying. 

I honestly didn't care if any of them made it out alive, but the writing held my interest until the very end. I needed to see how this all resolved; good, bad, or ugly. 

Now that's not to say I didn't enjoy the book, it just wasn't quite what I expected. The world building, lore, and horror was top-notch. The characters were well fleshed out and felt quite real; they were all just awful people. 

If you're a sensitive reader I implore you to mind your squicks. There's a lot of abuse, gaslighting, and body horror within this book. 

I enjoyed it, but YMMV of course. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Chronic illness, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Xenophobia, Cannibalism, Gaslighting, and Classism

Kiss the Slipper by Anna Fury

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful lighthearted mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Moved me to tears.

What Jasper and Vale endure to get their HEA…oof. 😭🤬🥰

I'm a little sad to say farewell to this cast of characters in this series. I hope the authors do more collaborations together in the future. 

Temper the Flame by Anna Fury

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0