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146 reviews

Mall Goth by Kate Leth

emotional funny reflective fast-paced

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

3.25

Perils of the Night: A Feminist Study of Nineteenth-Century Gothic by Eugenia C. Delamotte

dark informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson

dark emotional funny medium-paced

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

5.0

It Came from the Closet: Queer Reflections on Horror by Joe Vallese

emotional funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

4.5

Carmilla by J. Sheridan Le Fanu

emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

The lesbian vampire story Coppola wishes he wrote.  

Tripping Arcadia by Kit Mayquist

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

2.0

2 stars for the 2 times the antagonist actually made an appearance.  

Hotel Magnifique by Emily J. Taylor

adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced

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

1.0

Caraval LITE, this time with less stakes! And less like other girls! 

The Beetle by Richard Marsh

adventurous challenging mysterious slow-paced

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

3.0

The worlds worst detectives track down the worlds most racist bug!

Caraval by Stephanie Garber

adventurous lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

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

2.0

Take a shot every time Garber uses the word “mad” or “madness” in an ambiguous context. 

Sula by Toni Morrison

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.0