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Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

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adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-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

Stupid ass lesbian representation is so important to me
Rock Paper Scissors by Alice Feeney

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dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-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

4.0

Absolutely baller plot twist half way through this thing knocked my goddamn socks off. One star off because Adam Wright is one of the most unlikeable characters I've ever had to witness and the fact that he isn't
dead in a ditch by the end
is a crime against humanity.
The Only One Left by Riley Sager

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mysterious reflective tense medium-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

2.0

book bad. 
Bad Cree by Jessica Johns

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dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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

And Then I Woke Up by Malcolm Devlin

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dark mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

This Thing Between Us by Gus Moreno

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dark emotional sad tense 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

3.25

Kinda lost me toward the end. Really loved parts 2 and 3. 
Our Wives Under The Sea by Julia Armfield

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challenging dark emotional mysterious sad slow-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

Do not listen to "I Guess" by Mitski after finishing this book. My head hurts from crying. 
Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam

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dark emotional 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

Here's the thing. <If the world ended, and you were just an average person witnessing it? You wouldn't know what the hell was going on either.>
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Small Game by Blair Braverman

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dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

Black Mouth by Ronald Malfi

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dark emotional funny sad slow-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