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333 reviews

Little Thieves by Margaret Owen

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious tense 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

5.0

Dark Rise by C.S. Pacat

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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? Yes

5.0

The Hawthorne Legacy by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

The Ex Hex by Erin Sterling

funny lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

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

3.0

fun, fluffy halloween romp!

Neon Gods by Katee Robert

dark tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

Velvet Was the Night by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

dark mysterious tense slow-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

3.0

The Wolf and the Woodsman by Ava Reid

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Genocide, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Antisemitism, Trafficking, Religious bigotry

A Touch of Darkness by Scarlett St. Clair

fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

2.0

This book felt like a smutty rip-off of Lore Olympus that was heavily inspired by the ACOTAR books. Not an ounce of originality, 

Thunderhead by Neal Shusterman

adventurous tense 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

5.0

Nightbitch by Rachel Yoder

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Sexual content, Violence, Blood