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The Indifferent Stars Above: The Harrowing Saga of the Donner Party by Daniel James Brown

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dark emotional sad slow-paced

4.25

Parasocial by Erica Henderson, Alex de Campi

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

4.0

More books should come with a playlist
Dead Beats: A Musical Horror Anthology by Ivy Noelle Weir, Nadia Shammas, Rachel Pollack

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

3.75

Solid anthology, some really good segments...felt like it needed a soundtrack lol
I Know What You Did Last Summer by Lois Duncan

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 37%.
Coming back to it
Coraline by Neil Gaiman

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dark mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

A Haunting on the Hill by Elizabeth Hand

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

3.75

Looking Glass Sound by Catriona Ward

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challenging emotional mysterious 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

5.0

I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki by Baek Se-hee

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emotional funny hopeful fast-paced

4.0

Getaway by Zoje Stage

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dark reflective tense medium-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

3.0

Kingdom of the Wicked by Kerri Maniscalco

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 25%.
I think I've lost my inability to read YA series anymore....or maybe I just didn't like this one lol