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The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James

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dark emotional mysterious 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? No

4.0

I really enjoy Simone St. James’s writing style and how it flips from past to present. This story was very good and I did not see the plot twist coming. 
I Feed Her to the Beast and the Beast Is Me by Jamison Shea

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dark emotional tense
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I love Laure and she deserves the world after everything she went through. I loved this book and how it portrays black female rage and the realities of a lot of black girls when we are in spaces that are viewed as being only for white people.
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Some Kind of Happiness by Claire Legrand

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challenging emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

5.0

The Last Word by Taylor Adams

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dark mysterious tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.5

This book was fucking crazy. I guessed the plot twist in the middle of the book but then I was like no that’s not what’s happening and was gasped when it actually did happen. 
The Book of Cold Cases by Simone St. James

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

4.5

I really enjoyed this book, and I didn't really see the end coming. I loved the paranormal elements and how eerie some parts of the story were. 
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Heartstopper Volume 3 by Alice Oseman

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funny hopeful lighthearted 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? It's complicated

5.0

I love Nick and Charlie soo much.
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The Way I Used to Be by Amber Smith

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emotional sad tense slow-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

5.0

My heart broke for Edan. I related to her in a way that I didn't even understand. Eden represents so many young girls that this, unfortunately, has happened to. I am a sa survivor myself, and this book spoke to me on so many levels. I think that it has great representation.
Every Last Word by Tamara Ireland Stone

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emotional hopeful lighthearted 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

I really enjoyed this book, even if I did spoil the plot twist for myself because of TikTok. I read it in one day because I could not put it down. I wish I could be part of the poet's corner and be Sam's friend.
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The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides

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challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

One For My Enemy by Olivie Blake, Little Chmura

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

5.0

I think Olivie Blake puts crack in her books. They literally have me in a CHOKHOLD. I will read anything she writes. Two of her books have been five stars for me.  

I loved this book and its characters. It was a great Romeo and Juliet retelling but with witches. Sasha and Lev and Masha and Dima absolutely deserve the world. 
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