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344 reviews

Five Broken Blades by Mai Corland

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious tense 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Addiction, Rape, Torture, and Abandonment

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon

4.0

Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo

adventurous mysterious tense fast-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

5.0

The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune

3.0

Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.5

Butcher & Blackbird by Brynne Weaver

dark medium-paced

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

2.0

The internet has failed me with this recommendation. Was waiting for some element of mystery but it was  just romance and gore. Kinda skipped some stuff to finish this one. Not great horror, not great romance. Time line didn’t really make sense. There’s so much better “serial killer” content out there tbh 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Blood, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Stalking, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Two Twisted Crowns by Rachel Gillig

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious reflective tense fast-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

Dinner for Vampires by Bethany Joy Lenz

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

I randomly clicked on this when Spotify recommended it to me and immediately recognized the voice of Haley James Scott from one tree hill! I wasn’t aware of anything about her personal life, but I was immediately sucked into this book. What a great read and an amazing reading (please listen to the audiobook, read by the author). A great memoir about faith in spite of everything, even a cult that uses that very faith to break down and take advantage of people. 

My only note is that I don’t really like the title. It’s catchy but doesn’t quite fit. Hopefully it gets buzz, but I think they could’ve come up with a better title! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Cursing, Sexual assault, Violence, Grief, Religious bigotry, and Pregnancy

Happy Place by Emily Henry

hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.5

Legend by Marie Lu

adventurous hopeful inspiring mysterious tense fast-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