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38 reviews
Kaiju: Battlefield Surgeon by Matt Dinniman
adventurous
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Gore, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, and Violence
Moderate: Car accident, Medical content, Child abuse, Grief, and Child death
The Hobgoblin Riot by Matt Dinniman
adventurous
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
Dominion of Blades by Matt Dinniman
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
In These Hallowed Halls by Marie O'Regan, Paul Kane
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Intriguing concept and characters, but a little anticlimactic - mostly just setting the stage for the next book in the series. Well paced, an engaging cast, and overall enjoyable.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse and Death
Moderate: Sexual content and Murder
The Power by Naomi Alderman
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
The Secret History by Donna Tartt
dark
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
The Red King's Mystical Suitors by Lila Mary
adventurous
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
A delightful cast of characters, with a plot very much centered around them, making for a light and easy yet engaging read. Some aspects felt a little rushed and lack evocative description that could have increased the tension at key points, but the well-written, diverse, and likeable characters compelled me to finish it.
Content Warnings
Minor: Injury/Injury detail and Body horror
An Unauthorised Fan Treatise by Lauren James
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
4.75
An absolutely wild read, had me hooked from the get go. An excellent example of an unreliable narrator that captured the darker side of fandom extremely convincingly.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder and Death