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67 reviews

Parallel Hells by Leon Craig

dark mysterious reflective tense fast-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

3.0

I really loved some of these and then some just did not work for me at all.

Silver Nitrate by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

dark mysterious 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

3.25

these TWO !!

White Houses by Amy Bloom

dark emotional reflective slow-paced

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

2.5

I think for some people, this book could really appeal with its jarring narrative structure and comings and goings of many, many characters but for me it fell very flat and just wasn’t for me.
Also; very much check the content warnings on this one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicide attempt, Lesbophobia, and Outing

Atalanta by Jennifer Saint

adventurous 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? It's complicated

2.0

I love Ariadne and Elektra, this however was a violent dissappointment with the flattest characters and no intrigue.

Heartburn by Nora Ephron

emotional funny reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Babel by R.F. Kuang

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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

5.0

uppa fuckin strikers x

Yellowface by R.F. Kuang

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.25

delulu : a novel 

The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective tense fast-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

4.5

my mind also feels fractured and overcrowded (in a good way)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Torture, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Rape and Sexual assault

You and Me on Vacation by Emily Henry

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

2.0

most insufferable people on earth

The Night Interns by Austin Duffy

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No

4.5

prick breeds prick 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying and Suicide