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4 reviews
Shadows so Cruel by Liv Zander
dark
medium-paced
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
0.5
I should have paid attention to the trigger warnings because the darker elements were, in my opinion, gratuitous just to be shocking without adding or contributing to character or story development.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Torture
Moderate: Child death, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail
How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu
dark
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
An exploration of humanity and how we respond to loss, grief and destruction on a global scale. Aspects of this book destroyed my heart with poignant stories of incredible heartache and loss. Truly devastating but I couldn’t put it down.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, Suicide, and Pandemic/Epidemic
The Will of the Many by James Islington
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Easily one of the best epic fantasy books I’ve ever read. I could not stop reading this book- it took familiar tropes and completely reinvented them. Much of the mystery presented in the first book is intensified steadily and left with a delicious cliffhanger in the epilogue. I’m chomping at the bits for the next books release. Holy moly.
Six Scorched Roses by Carissa Broadbent
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
5.0
This was a phenomenal addition to the Crowns of Nyaxia world. I really enjoyed getting the back story of Vale and Lillith- it only enriches their role in the second book later down the road.