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A Dark and Drowning Tide by Allison Saft

adventurous 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

4.0

could have been longer with all the political intrigue, but I can't rate it any lower because the way lorelei and sylvia talk about how obsessed they are with each other is just too scrumptious 🥲

The Book of Witching by C.J. Cooke

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

good but the circumstances - the oh so historically accurate circumstances - were so frustrating i wanted to scream 😅

Moby Dyke: An Obsessive Quest To Track Down The Last Remaining Lesbian Bars In America by Krista Burton

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emotional hopeful inspiring slow-paced

3.75

got a little repetitive as the author kinda made the same revelations about queer community at each bar she visited, but i ultimately didn't mind because i so desperately wanted to hang out at each of those bars 😭

The Guy She Was Interested in Wasn't a Guy at All, Vol. 1 by Sumiko Arai

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emotional funny hopeful 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? It's complicated

4.25

i want what they have 😭😭😭

Little Eve by Catriona Ward

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dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

Skull-Face Bookseller Honda-San, Vol. 1 by Honda

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funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.0

as a bookseller, i can confirm it do be like this

Salem's Lot by Stephen King

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mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.25

i continue to stand by my thoughts on King: the man can sure write a scary scene, but he is long-winded af.
and the over-sexualization of any feminine characters is 🤢

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