scaredy_bear's reviews
72 reviews

Come Closer by Sara Gran

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

5.0

Haunting and mesmerizing, 'Come Closer' is a masterclass in psychological suspense. Sara Gran's writing is razor-sharp, crafting a sense of creeping dread that permeates every page.
Amanda's downward spiral is both terrifying and fascinating, blurring the lines between reality and insanity. With an unreliable narrator at the helm, you'll be questioning everything she says - and that's what makes this book so brilliant. A must-read for fans of psychological horror and suspense, 'Come Closer' will leave you breathless and sleepless, wondering what's real and what's just a product of Amanda's fractured mind 

Lone Women by Victor LaValle

4.25

The Laws of the Skies by Grégoire Courtois

dark sad tense slow-paced

2.75

A Cosmology of Monsters by Shaun Hamill

dark emotional mysterious sad fast-paced

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

4.0

It's Me, Charlie by C.M. Guidroz

dark funny tense 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? Yes

2.25

I wouldn’t really call this extreme horror. The story was interesting enough to want keep reading it but the gore and such was pretty mild. Definitely some gross out scenes but i didn’t find them that extreme.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Fatphobia, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Vomit, Stalking, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Blood

Dead Inside by Chandler Morrison

challenging dark funny tense 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? Yes

3.5

Somehow I’m more upset by the MC’s “I’m not like other girls” vibe, throwing fits when called normal or told he still unfortunately is a part of society than by his nefarious deeds.

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Medical content, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Abortion, Murder, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Cursing, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Car accident, and Death of parent

Yellow Jessamine by Caitlin Starling

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

5.0

Delilah Green Doesn't Care by Ashley Herring Blake

funny lighthearted relaxing medium-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

How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix

dark emotional medium-paced

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

3.75

In the Miso Soup by Ryū Murakami

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5