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142 reviews

Ancillary Sword by Ann Leckie

challenging

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

The Woods All Black by Lee Mandelo

dark tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

t4t monsterfucking

The Worst Perfect Moment by Shivaun Plozza
Did not finish book. Stopped at 40%.

something about this book is actively making my mental health worse so I am not going to finish it. not sure why but it's not really worth finishing because of that

Smile and Be a Villain by Yves Donlon

adventurous dark mysterious medium-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Homophobia, Misogyny, Blood, Antisemitism, Religious bigotry, and Murder

The Burning God by R.F. Kuang

dark emotional sad tense

• 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

5.0

friend told me this book would give me shrimp emotions they were right

Bury Your Gays: An Anthology of Tragic Queer Horror by Sofia Ajram

4.75

Lady Macbeth by Ava Reid

dark

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

0.25

this is going to have the take the cake for the worst shakespeare retelling i have ever read.

The Secret History by Donna Tartt

2.0

The Seventh Veil of Salome by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

• 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

4.75

In Universes by Emet North

4.25