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222 reviews

Sunrise On The Reaping by Suzanne Collins

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child death, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Trafficking, Grief, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

The Possibilities by Yael Goldstein-Love

dark emotional 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? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

Call Me By Your Name by André Aciman

adventurous emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Grief, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Dysphoria

My Husband's Wife by Anya Mora

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

very enjoyable, fast-paced read, however i wasn't really a fan of the narrator's voice. a couple of loose ends but overall a thrilling book!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cancer, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Car accident, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment

The Princess Saves Herself in this One by Amanda Lovelace

emotional sad fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Cancer, Death, Emotional abuse, Rape, Toxic relationship, Blood, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Four Found Dead by Natalie D. Richards

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

3.0

a bit confusing, but definitely gets your adrenaline pumping if you listen to the audiobook !

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Immortality: A Love Story by Dana Schwartz

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infertility, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Outing, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Classism

Gemina by Amie Kaufman, Jay Kristoff

dark emotional mysterious reflective 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? No

5.0

wow wow wow! this book just steamrolled my feelings then ran them through the woodchipper!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

The Housemaid Is Watching by Freida McFadden

dark mysterious tense fast-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

3.5

i love Freida & the housemaid series, but this one definitely fell flatter than the others

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Everyone This Christmas Has a Secret by Benjamin Stevenson

adventurous challenging dark 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail