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465 reviews

Negative Space by B.R. Yeager

dark sad medium-paced

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

4.25

What a neat book to finish at 3am!

D (A Tale of Two Worlds): A Novel by Michel Faber

adventurous funny inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.0

Bury Your Gays by Chuck Tingle

fast-paced

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

3.25

The Luminous Dead by Caitlin Starling

adventurous tense 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? N/A

2.75

Lute by Jennifer Marie Thorne

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.25

A Certain Hunger by Chelsea G. Summers

dark funny tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I’m gonna not think too hard about why this made me hungry. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Cannibalism, Murder

The Wall by Marlen Haushofer

challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad slow-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

5.0

Whipping Girl: A Transsexual Woman on Sexism and the Scapegoating of Femininity by Julia Serano

informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

5.0

Essential. 

Midnight on Beacon Street by Emily Ruth Verona

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

3.75

Reads like a throwback to Fear Street. Somewhat more elevated of course, because it’s not written with the same audience in mind, but felt like it would be at home next to the Cheerleader saga. Not sure the structure added much to the narrative, but it worked. I’d be interested in seeing what she writes next. 

Two Serious Ladies by Jane Bowles

challenging funny reflective slow-paced

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

3.75

People gonna hate you for following your bliss. You gonna let that stop you?