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144 reviews

The Jinn-Bot of Shantiport by Samit Basu

adventurous medium-paced

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

3.0

A Study in Drowning by Ava Reid

adventurous challenging hopeful mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

3.0

one of the disappointments of the year, but still a good example of dark academia fantasy

In These Hallowed Halls by Marie O'Regan, Paul Kane

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.0

this book contains both some amazing short stories and some that are bad and very insensitive. so, very much accurate to the genre of dark academia as a whole, where I am either reinvented or filled with hate

The Salvation Gambit by Emily Skrutskie

adventurous dark funny medium-paced

4.25

i felt like such a y/n reading this on my phone at hslot this june. it is very good

Stars in Your Eyes by Kacen Callender

emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective 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 use, Pedophilia, Rape, and Sexual content

10 Things That Never Happened by Alexis Hall

lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.5

The Society for Soulless Girls by Laura Steven

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

1.25

look technically the cast of characters is pretty diverse the big problem is just that the representation is all pretty bad. also this book is a horror comedy but is neither funny nor scary. overall it's just bad. and i had really high hopes for it too

The Collectors: an Anthology by A.S. King

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? It's complicated

4.0

Sun of Blood and Ruin by Mariely Lares

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.75

Teach the Torches to Burn: A Romeo & Juliet Remix by Caleb Roehrig

adventurous emotional medium-paced

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

3.0