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165 reviews

We Were Liars by E. Lockhart

5.0

Wildblood by Lauren Blackwood

5.0

The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas by Ursula K. Le Guin

dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

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

5.0

Finding Me by Viola Davis

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

Shadows' Nocturne: An MM, Supernatural Romanticy: Book 1 of the Shadow Song Saga by Rien Nadie, C J Twining

mysterious 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? Yes

2.0

This book had a lot of promise and I was very excited from the premise, but ultimately I couldn’t enjoy it. The pacing was very slow, with long descriptions and internal monologues that I had to forced myself to slog through. By the end I just ended up skimming a lot of them because they were very repetitive. 

We also don’t get to see any of the action in the story and instead are told about it constantly after that fact. 

 The world building seemed interesting but we never really got any descriptions or real explanations about it. It didn’t seem fleshed out at all (which might’ve been on purpose since this is Book 1). 

Another con is the cliffhanger. Seemed like a lot of bloat at the beginning just for it to end with a setup for Book 2 (huge pet peeve of mine). 

Relic and Noah were interesting and I would’ve liked to see more from them, but not sure if I’ll pick up the sequel 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content

Moderate: Self harm, Violence, Blood

Minor: Gore

His Pretty Kitty by Sinistre Ange

fast-paced

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

2.0

White Smoke by Tiffany D. Jackson

dark emotional mysterious medium-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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use

Minor: Violence, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail

My Dear Henry: A Jekyll & Hyde Remix by Kalynn Bayron

medium-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

3.0

The House Witch by Delemhach

funny lighthearted mysterious slow-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

5.0

The Roommate by Rosie Danan

3.0