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291 reviews

Till Death by Miranda Lyn

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Serpents of Sky and Flame by Rebecca F. Kenney
Did not finish book. Stopped at 34%.

Borderline “monster” romance, not a genre I prefer. The book was just not what I was expecting. I thought it was a dragon-shifter romance (maybe the MMC eventually will turn into a human/shifter?). So far, MMC is a dragon (non-shifter), and the FMC is human….

A Sword of Shadow and Deceit by Lucinda Dark, Lucy Smoke
Did not finish book. Stopped at 57%.

It was a bit boring and I couldn’t connect with any of the characters

My Dark Beast by Olivia Wildenstein

emotional funny mysterious tense medium-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Chronic illness, Death, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Of Mischief and Mages by LJ Andrews

adventurous dark emotional funny tense medium-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? It's complicated

3.0

Bride by Ali Hazelwood

adventurous funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

Peaches & Honey: These Immortal Truths by R. Raeta

adventurous dark sad tense 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Sexual assault, Medical content, Grief, Abandonment, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Blood & Steel by Helen Scheuerer

adventurous emotional mysterious tense medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

The Melody and the Master by Sarah M. Cradit

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Into the Wonder Dark by Lilian T. James

dark emotional tense slow-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: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment