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20 reviews

Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson

lighthearted mysterious fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Child death

I Have No Mouth & I Must Scream by Harlan Ellison

dark 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

3.25

People made this out to be a lot gorier and disturbing than it was.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Murder, and Cannibalism

Prophet Song by Paul Lynch

dark sad tense 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

4.75

Made me feel like I was living Eilish's life, I felt her grief, shock, anger and heartbreak. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Gun violence, and War

Moderate: Police brutality

Rouge by Mona Awad

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Seth being Set and in Egyptian mythology makes so much sense especially because his enemy is Horus, and Belle wears the eye of Horus. 

I wonder if Noelle knew about Seth and if “Tom Cruise” was just Belle trying to make the abuse better for herself

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Death of parent

Hamlet by William Shakespeare

dark reflective 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, and Suicide

Moderate: Incest

Home Before Dark by Riley Sager

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Murder

Moderate: Suicide

The Only One Left by Riley Sager

dark inspiring mysterious tense fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Drug use

The Girls I've Been by Tess Sharpe

dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, and Physical abuse

Minor: Abortion

Perfume: The Story of a Murderer by Patrick Süskind

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

I loved the descriptions, everything was so vivid it's as if I was watching it as i was reading. The ending was unexpected. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Cannibalism

Moderate: Animal death

Bunny by Mona Awad

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty and Animal death

Moderate: Murder