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Stone Cold by Andy Lane

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I was even theorising what I thought was going on and was pleasantly delighted when my thoughts were incorrect. 

I loved Matty and Sherlock’s dynamic throughout the whole book and how both of them had their own ways of being smart,

Matty who was unable to read still managing to copy down the address to give to Sherlock, Matty also helping point out when they were investigating the house the way things were different outside.

I loved Sherlock also taking it into account with his own deductions. 

I also especially loved how Sherlock was like you don’t have to come with me and how Matty was like no I may complain but I’m coming with you. Love those boys so much.

I was not expecting both

Jude and his mother to be involved in the building collapse and for her to be so willing for Jude to just kill her husband. It was so wild especially when she had given such a sweet demeanour when Sherlock and Matty met her.

Can’t believe I’m on the last book after this. Don’t want this to end at all, I’ve enjoyed each book so far.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Body horror, Death, Drug use, Police brutality, Alcohol, and Classism

Knife Edge by Andy Lane

adventurous challenging mysterious 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? No

5.0

As always I loved this! I loved how much more we saw with Mycroft and Sherlock’s relationship, the thinking and leaning towards the consulting detective we all know. Victoria and Sherlock hurt me so much but

that kiss

at the end made me smile so much. Also Matty!!! I missed my boy!!! 

I wasn’t expecting

the paradol chamber

to be involved. I was however very suspicious about a few characters that I didn’t know who to trust 😂

The way it picked up quickly towards the end as well with

Sherlock quite literally fighting for his life

. Can’t wait to see what the next one has in store for me!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Death, Kidnapping, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Infidelity, Sexism, Blood, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Snake Bite by Andy Lane

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I really enjoyed this one. 

I wasn’t expecting it to be as intense as it was but oh my god it was great. 

I almost yelled and threw the book though

when the letter from Mycroft came and it said that Virginia said yes and then ending it after that???

Andrew what the hell 😭 

I have got to read the next one. How am I meant to recover otherwise.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Physical abuse, Violence, and Death of parent

Moderate: Blood, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, War, and Classism

Fire Storm by Andy Lane

mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Sherlock really had a rough time throughout this book,

torture and kidnapped

and now at the end of this book

he’s on a ship heading to China

like dang Andrew Lane keeps me on my toes that’s for sure. 

Anyway I loved Matty and Sherlock’s dynamic in this book and I was not expecting for

Virginia to kiss Sherlock and for her to do so more than once

those two are adorable. The way that Sherlock’s deductions progressed was really good too. 

Can’t wait to get started on the next one, whenever that may be 😂

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Torture, Violence, and Classism

Moderate: Death, Sexism, Blood, Kidnapping, and Murder

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Death, Racism, Torture, Fire/Fire injury, and Colonisation

Cinderella Is Dead by Kalynn Bayron

dark emotional hopeful mysterious 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? N/A

5.0

God I loved this book. Definitely going to one of my all time favourites. Sophia’s fight to the very end to

ending Manfred’s reign

meant so much to me and

stopping the tyranny over the people allowing for women to be free and have actual choices

was so important to me and I’m so proud of her

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Murder, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Animal death, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

Carry On by Rainbow Rowell
Did not finish book. Stopped at 5%.

I hated the telling instead of showing aspect of this. It just felt like I should’ve been seeing the things that Simon was mentioning, because those sounded interesting but instead it was just telling which felt lackluster to me.

Falling by Emma Kavanagh

dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

God I loved this book. The way the four different points of views from each character overlapped. The twists and turns I speculated on but could not confirm.

I didn’t expect for it to be Richard or for Oliver to be involved but wow.

Each of these characters are tremendously flawed. I cried reading

Cecilia’s rape

and loved Maisie so much. I also thought the way Tom and Cecilia’s relationship progressed to a point that both could accept was so good. Oliver though, I can’t like him no matter what. He just did things he shouldn’t have over and over again.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Sexual assault, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Abortion, and Murder

Moderate: Death, Vomit, Stalking, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

Minor: Child death

The Rising Force by Dave Wolverton

adventurous reflective 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

I used to read this book a lot as a kid and I still love it

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Slavery

Minor: Torture, Grief, and War

Torchwood: Long Time Dead by Sarah Pinborough

dark slow-paced

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

1.0

I didn’t particularly like the Tom & Suzie romance storyline, it just made no sense to me and also killing my boy in the end? That made me feel so unsatisfied. Also why bring Jack in if he wasn’t going to do anything?

Yeah not a fan of this.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Sexual content, Suicide, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston

emotional funny mysterious reflective 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

I loved this book so much. Definitely one of my favourites I think. I just loved the found family of it all and just the way Jane and August’s relationship developed plus August’s own character development. Myla made me laugh so many times, same with Niko and Wes.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Minor: Hate crime, Violence, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol