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429 reviews

Goddess of Filth by V. Castro

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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: Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexual harassment, Body horror, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Trafficking, Vomit, Blood, Alcohol, Sexism, Sexual content, Gore, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Religious bigotry, Pedophilia, Death, and Stalking

Night Music by Jenn Marie Thorne

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted sad fast-paced

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

3.25

The Family Upstairs by Lisa Jewell

adventurous dark mysterious sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Murder, Child death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Adult/minor relationship, Gore, Grief, Violence, Child abuse, Abortion, Body horror, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Blood, Infidelity, Alcoholism, Miscarriage, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, and Gaslighting

The Family Game by Catherine Steadman

challenging dark mysterious 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? Yes

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Toxic relationship, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Death, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Body horror, Gore, Murder, Classism, and Suicide

The Omen by David Seltzer

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Blood, Murder, Suicide, Gore, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Animal death, Body horror, Car accident, Colonisation, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Death, Death of parent, Violence, and Vomit

The Husbands by Holly Gramazio

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious slow-paced

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

1.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Drug use, Gun violence, and Vomit

The Intern by Michele Campbell

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Incest, Grief, Infidelity, Murder, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Kidnapping, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Cancer, Child abuse, Violence, Car accident, Death, and Death of parent

Family Family by Laurie Frankel

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

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

3.75

A Fate Inked in Blood by Danielle L. Jensen

adventurous dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

3.75

Poor Things by Alasdair Gray

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad 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? No

4.25

What keeps me from giving it 5 stars is that I fear the author did not intend what I got out of it 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Incest, Miscarriage, Body horror, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual content, Slavery, Violence, Suicide, Blood, Gore, Gaslighting, Death, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Medical content, Toxic friendship, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, and Vomit