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The Housemaid by Freida McFadden

dark mysterious fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Murder, and Domestic abuse

Twists were predictable. Started off as one book and become another.

Neon Gods by Katee Robert

dark emotional medium-paced

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

5.0

The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
Did not finish book. Stopped at 22%.

It’s just the wrong time with the war in Ukraine. It made me anxious and the two harrowing depictions of children in the first 100 pages did me in. 

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson

dark funny mysterious sad fast-paced

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

5.0

Loved this. I usually figure it out early, but this one kept me guessing

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal death

House of Sky and Breath by Sarah J. Maas

adventurous emotional funny 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

4.0

Love the characters. Maas has become a lazy storyteller. 

A Hunger Like No Other by Kresley Cole

adventurous emotional funny fast-paced

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

4.5

Ice Planet Honeymoon: Aehako & Kira by Ruby Dixon

emotional funny lighthearted medium-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? It's complicated

4.5

Aehako’s anxiety is just the cutest. 

Ice Planet Honeymoon: Raahosh & Liz by Ruby Dixon

adventurous emotional lighthearted medium-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? It's complicated

4.5

Claimed by the Horde King by Zoey Draven

adventurous emotional medium-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

5.0

There Arose Such A Clatter: Tales From The Naughty List by C.M. Nascosta

adventurous fast-paced

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

4.0

Welp. Add Krampus to my naughty list. See you next year!

Loved how the first and last stories got together.