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565 reviews

Penpal by Dathan Auerbach

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking

The Luminaries by Susan Dennard
Did not finish book. Stopped at 29%.

Just couldn’t get into it

Hell Followed with Us by Andrew Joseph White
Did not finish book. Stopped at 20%.

It too often reads as if the author is trying too hard to reach a specific word count. Multiple instances of describing the same scene four separate times in a span of ten pages each with different wording.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia and Gore

Clown in a Cornfield 2: Frendo Lives by Adam Cesare

dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, and Police brutality

Goddess of Filth by V. Castro

dark tense 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? It's complicated

4.5

Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA by Tim Weiner

informative sad tense slow-paced

3.0

Spells Like Teen Spirit by Kate M. Williams

funny lighthearted medium-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

4.0

For Better or Cursed by Kate M. Williams

dark funny lighthearted tense 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? It's complicated

4.0

Hotel Magnifique by Emily J. Taylor

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• 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? It's complicated

3.5

Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas

dark emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

4.5