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150 reviews

Comfort Me with Apples by Catherynne M. Valente

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

For the girlies with religious trauma <3 I was NOT expecting where this was going and was a bit unsure at first but ultimately liked it. 

“I was made in his image too. So why doesn’t He love me the way he loves you? Why does He let you do this? Why doesn’t He tell you to stop?” 

If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Give me dark, tragic, gay academia and I’ll give anything 5 stars. The ending. I don’t know how to feel 😭 also making Fillipa date the Professor was so random and unnecessary. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Suicide, and Murder

Moderate: Infidelity, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Toxic friendship, Bullying, Drug use, and Alcohol

Minor: Homophobia

The Sandman Vol. 1: Preludes & Nocturnes by Neil Gaiman

4.0

Paradise Rot by Jenny Hval

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.0

Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative lighthearted sad tense

• 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

Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch by Terry Pratchett, Neil Gaiman

I don’t feel like I can fairly rate this book as I watched the show first, so a lot of the jokes I had already heard in my multiple rewatches, and already had a picture of the characters in my head. But this story is so much fun and genuinely comedic.  

We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson

3.0

Chain of Thorns by Cassandra Clare

3.75

The Whispers by Ashley Audrain
Did not finish book. Stopped at 12%.

Got away from it for too long and forgot the plot, want to pick it up again eventually 

The Only One Left by Riley Sager

4.0