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170 reviews

Everyone Knows Your Mother Is a Witch by Rivka Galchen
Did not finish book. Stopped at 9%.

I did not like the way the book was written. 

An Unwanted Guest by Shari Lapena

mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

This Terrible Beauty by Katrin Schumann

Hooked by Emily McIntire

dark emotional fast-paced

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

5.0

My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry by Fredrik Backman

adventurous mysterious 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? No

4.0

The Wife Between Us by Sarah Pekkanen, Greer Hendricks
Did not finish book. Stopped at 43%.

Really interesting premise, I hate the jumping around and the main character is an overplayed unreliable narrator, the husband was obviously controlling and that is also overdone. 

Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology by Shane Hawk, Theodore C. Van Alst Jr.

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Some of these stories are so good, some are not. I loved Hunger and Night Moves the best along with Behind Colin’s Eyes. That one was incredibly creepy. 

The Passionate Tudor: A Novel of Queen Mary I by Alison Weir

emotional informative sad medium-paced

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

4.5

Never Lie by Freida McFadden

dark emotional mysterious 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

5.0

The Housemaid Is Watching by Freida McFadden

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

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

4.25