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20 reviews

Persephone Station by Stina Leicht

adventurous funny hopeful mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

Horror Movie by Paul Tremblay

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

Axiom's End by Lindsay Ellis

• 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? No

4.5

The Dead Mountaineer's Inn by Arkady Strugatsky, Boris Strugatsky

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

The best murder mystery ever written.

Close to Death by Anthony Horowitz

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

Another excellent entry in Hawthorne & Horowitz.

Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands by Kate Beaton

dark informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-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

5.0

This book was a blast to read. The characters are loveable and their story is over much too quickly!

Plus, there's one point in the novel where I was so angry (on behalf of the characters) that I spite read late into the night just to see them vindicated. 

A wonderful dark novel from beginning to end. There are few horror novels that capture the fleeting feeling of suburbia quite like this one does.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Animal death and Drug abuse

The Twist of a Knife by Anthony Horowitz

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

Perhaps my favorite entry in the series so far!

The Sentence is Death by Anthony Horowitz

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

Heartstopper Volume 5 by Alice Oseman

adventurous lighthearted fast-paced

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

5.0