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To Beg or Not to Beg by Cat Giraldo
dark
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? Yes
4.0
Almost Maybes by Anna P.
emotional
funny
reflective
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
4.0
Romance FM
- FMC second generation Indian, fat and bisexual
- MMC white cis privileged, bullied and nerd
- she gap (she older)
Food truck festival!!
Burp!! (I'm in love)
I loved all the references, they were all talking to me (ninja turtles, star wars, karate kid)
I loved the way classism, fatphobia and racism were handled
It's really sweet. The only thing that keeps me from the 5 stars is that halfway through it felt a bit dragging, at 63% I couldn't imagine what compelling stuff would happen to keep me going. Something did happen a bit later on, but that slow feeling stuck for a while.
Tw: past abusive relationships
- FMC second generation Indian, fat and bisexual
- MMC white cis privileged, bullied and nerd
- she gap (she older)
Food truck festival!!
Burp!! (I'm in love)
I loved all the references, they were all talking to me (ninja turtles, star wars, karate kid)
I loved the way classism, fatphobia and racism were handled
It's really sweet. The only thing that keeps me from the 5 stars is that halfway through it felt a bit dragging, at 63% I couldn't imagine what compelling stuff would happen to keep me going. Something did happen a bit later on, but that slow feeling stuck for a while.
Tw: past abusive relationships
My Dark Psycho by LoveBite Shorts
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.75
FM Dark novella
- way to many typos
- couldn't believe the captivity-to-love for a second
- characters completely unfocused, some traumas here and there for the heck of it
- homophobia MMC
- Some groping while FMC was drugged asleep (noncon to another level)
- virgin fmc (!?!)
- and finally breeding kink
There was some potential at first, what with the secluded FMC living for the glimpse of lives she watched through her binoculars. Then it went all sideways
- way to many typos
- couldn't believe the captivity-to-love for a second
- characters completely unfocused, some traumas here and there for the heck of it
- homophobia MMC
- Some groping while FMC was drugged asleep (noncon to another level)
- virgin fmc (!?!)
- and finally breeding kink
There was some potential at first, what with the secluded FMC living for the glimpse of lives she watched through her binoculars. Then it went all sideways
Hollows Grove by Lee Jacquot
adventurous
emotional
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Green Fuse Burning by Tiffany Morris
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
I love a lot of things in this novella. The tactual presence of nature: fungus, mycelium, the pond, animals, rabbits and frogs. The horrific nuance everything takes, you can taste it even. The point on dispossession, of being deprived of your roots, your ancestors, your language. And grief, and not finding life interesting
BUT it's too dense, too verbose to me, the rhythm goes missing mostly and it's a pity cause the elements were all there, to keep you on edge, and it could have been great.
"Life was like a language I couldn't speak"
I'll have to check on everything stelliform press though
BUT it's too dense, too verbose to me, the rhythm goes missing mostly and it's a pity cause the elements were all there, to keep you on edge, and it could have been great.
"Life was like a language I couldn't speak"
I'll have to check on everything stelliform press though
The Reveler by Marilynn Harper
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.75
The Hand that Fractures by K.M. Mixon
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
The Hand that Feeds by K.M. Mixon
challenging
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Absolutely deranged, do not get into it expecting a dark romance, it's horror erotica. Don't think of "morally grey", this one is absolutely black and deranged AF
Did I enjoy it? Yes
Why? I genuinely do not know
Never read anything like it before
Did I enjoy it? Yes
Why? I genuinely do not know
Never read anything like it before