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72 reviews

The Unholy Consult by R. Scott Bakker

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

I couldn't have asked for a more epic ending than this. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism

Good Omens by Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.5

The Great Ordeal by R. Scott Bakker

adventurous challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

The White Luck Warrior by R. Scott Bakker

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

The Things by Peter Watts

challenging informative mysterious reflective fast-paced

4.0

Best Served Cold by Joe Abercrombie

adventurous dark funny medium-paced

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

4.25

Come Tomorrow: And Other Tales of Bangalore Terror by Jayaprakash Satyamurthy

dark medium-paced

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

4.0

Pretty good

Going into this, I didn't have particularly high expectations. I was reading this simply by the virtue of it being an INDIAN horror book, which there aren't many out there. 

For this reason, I wasn't expecting something great by normal horror literature standards. It was Indian and that, while not enough, was in its favour. It's like with ambitious Indian movies; you don't want to be too critical because you respect the risk taken by the creators in making something like that in this country, and also because you don't want to discourage it. 

But this book was actually good. A good horror book, not just a good indian horror book. The writing in particular was poignant, at times even beautiful. 

Red Rabbit by Alex Grecian

adventurous dark fast-paced

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

4.25

The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien

adventurous emotional 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

4.25

Berserk, Vol. 6 by Kentaro Miura

emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.0