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How to Kill Men and Get Away With It by Katy Brent
dark
funny
lighthearted
medium-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
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Misogyny, Rape, Blood, Stalking, Murder, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Drug use, Eating disorder, and Fatphobia
Day One by Abigail Dean
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-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
4.5
Content Warnings
Multiple uncritical Harry Potter references (at least three).
Service Model by Adrian Tchaikovsky
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
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 Wenamak Web by Marie Howalt
adventurous
hopeful
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? Yes
4.5
Richard, Eddie, and Alannah are back again for another adventure. Howalt has created a casually inclusive world where disability is accommodated without fuss, difference is accepted, and second chances are granted. A light, easy read!
Bored Gay Werewolf by Tony Santorella
dark
funny
hopeful
reflective
slow-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
Okay, so you know how Fight Club was this massive takedown of toxic masculinity and late-stage capitalism, right? And you know how all the crypto bros and incels and men's rights activists completely missed the point? You know how they all revere a book – sorry, a film – that actively maligns and demeans them because they're too thick (wilfully or otherwise) to understand what it's really about?
Now imagine Fight Club re-written so as to make it glaringly obvious that, no, my dude, this book isn't for you. Imagine a Fight Club that straight-up tells those guys they are the butt of the joke.
I mean, come on… For Pete's sake. The Tyler Durden character is literally called Tyler.
Anyways, if you loved Fight Club because you actually read and understood it and you'd appreciate a fresh take on the story, you're going to love this book. If you read – sorry, watched – Fight Club and thought, Yeah! Big muscly men doing big muscly man things, yeah! <chest bump> … well, then you're probably not reading this review. Because you can't read.
But if you're looking for hot man-on-man werewolf action … sorry, but you'll probably be disappointed by this one. It's not that kind of book.
Read it for the found family, for the intentional inclusivity, for the friend-mance, for the satirical view of testosterone-fuelled hyper-capitalism.
Now imagine Fight Club re-written so as to make it glaringly obvious that, no, my dude, this book isn't for you. Imagine a Fight Club that straight-up tells those guys they are the butt of the joke.
I mean, come on… For Pete's sake. The Tyler Durden character is literally called Tyler.
Anyways, if you loved Fight Club because you actually read and understood it and you'd appreciate a fresh take on the story, you're going to love this book. If you read – sorry, watched – Fight Club and thought, Yeah! Big muscly men doing big muscly man things, yeah! <chest bump> … well, then you're probably not reading this review. Because you can't read.
But if you're looking for hot man-on-man werewolf action … sorry, but you'll probably be disappointed by this one. It's not that kind of book.
Read it for the found family, for the intentional inclusivity, for the friend-mance, for the satirical view of testosterone-fuelled hyper-capitalism.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Toxic friendship
Moderate: Body shaming, Homophobia, Misogyny, and Gaslighting
Minor: Animal cruelty
London in Black by Jack Lutz
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-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
Veils and Villains by S. Usher Evans
hopeful
lighthearted
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 Only Living Girl on Earth by Charles Yu
adventurous
lighthearted
medium-paced
Jane works at the gift shop on Earth, the former home of humanity turned museum turned theme park turned … gift shop.
In Plain Sight by Marion Todd
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
A Quantum Love Story by Mike Chen
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
slow-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
Absolutely delightful.
Content Warnings
Minor: Animal death