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550 reviews

The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett

lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Sexual content, Murder

Some People Need Killing: A Memoir of Murder in My Country by Patricia Evangelista

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Gun violence, Violence, Police brutality, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Drug use

Dexter in the Dark by Jeff Lindsay

challenging dark mysterious slow-paced

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

2.5

A bit of a slog!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Torture, Murder

The Prey by Yrsa Sigurðardóttir

challenging dark sad slow-paced

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

2.75

The ending was just too convenient, and it was longer than it needed to be. I really didn’t like how every single character and event was linked, it felt forced.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

The Yield by Tara June Winch

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Xenophobia, Colonisation

Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Abandonment

Faeries Never Lie: Tales to Revel In by Natalie C. Parker, Zoraida Córdova

adventurous challenging dark hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

2.75

Too many of these felt try-hard, which is disappointing as I’m usually a fan of these collections!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Grief, Abandonment

Dearly Devoted Dexter by Jeff Lindsay

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

A bit too much repetition when it comes to his inner monologue and the alliteration of his name that comes alongside that. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Gore, Gun violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Medical trauma, Stalking, Car accident, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cancer, Death of parent, Alcohol

Minor: Animal death, Sexual content, Sexual harassment

Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsay

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Confinement, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder

Moderate: Vomit

The Ghost Bride by Yangsze Choo

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Murder

Your Baby, Your Birth: Hypnobirthing Skills For Every Birth by Hollie de Cruz

hopeful informative inspiring fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy