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352 reviews

To Sir Phillip, with Love: Bridgerton by Julia Quinn

emotional funny lighthearted 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

4.0

House of Slaughter, Vol. 1: The Butcher's Mark by Tate Brombal, James Tynion IV

dark emotional medium-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

The Me You Love In The Dark by Skottie Young

dark emotional sad tense fast-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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gore, Toxic relationship, Murder

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol

Minor: Sexual content

Basilisk Vol. 1 by Jonas Scharf, Cullen Bunn

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Gun violence, Grief, Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Car accident

Long Chills and Case Dough by Brandon Sanderson

adventurous dark lighthearted mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

This follows your typical noir story set up but set in the almost sci-fi future. It's a quick read with a fun plot and interesting characters.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence, Murder

Minor: Cancer, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

The Nice House on the Lake Vol. 1 by James Tynion IV

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Gore, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, War, Injury/Injury detail, Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Blood, Medical content

Minor: Drug use, Dysphoria

Heir Apparent by Vivian Vande Velde

adventurous lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, War, Classism

Love on the Brain by Ali Hazelwood

lighthearted 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? It's complicated

4.5

This was a fun and lighthearted romance with an enemies-to-lovers plot and a sprinkling of science. Overall I thought that the characters were likeable and the story cute. My only real complaint is that the antagonists plot was very predictable. Still, this was a fun and enjoyable story.

The Old Guard, Book Two: Force Multiplied by Greg Rucka

emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Trafficking, Car accident, Abandonment, War

Horrorstör by Grady Hendrix

dark fast-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Self harm, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Murder

Moderate: Gore, Blood

Minor: Excrement, Vomit