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121 reviews

A Study in Drowning by Ava Reid

emotional tense slow-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

4.25

Monsters: A Fan's Dilemma by Claire Dederer

informative reflective medium-paced

3.5

Acts of Desperation by Megan Nolan

dark emotional 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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Eating disorder, Physical abuse, Rape, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, and Sexual content

An Education in Malice by S.T. Gibson

dark emotional tense 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

5.0

s.t. gibson never misses

Court of Wanderers by Rin Chupeco

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

5.0

Lilith by Nikki Marmery
Did not finish book. Stopped at 13%.

even 45 pages in, this book is very bioessentialist, saying that women’s only power is in giving birth. the writing is all over the place, using modern slang where it shouldn’t. i was excited about this one, but i just cannot get passed these two critiques.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Religious bigotry, and Rape

Nestlings by Nat Cassidy

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.0

Piglet by Lottie Hazell

dark emotional fast-paced

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

3.5

The Reformatory by Tananarive Due

dark emotional 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

The Book of X by Sarah Rose Etter

dark reflective 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Sexual assault, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Pregnancy, Medical trauma, Grief, Death of parent, Body horror, and Alcoholism