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The Spirit Bares Its Teeth by Andrew Joseph White

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adventurous dark emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Such an intense read but highly recommend the ENDING i sat there in shock when
Lord Luckenbill brought out the ring
tbf i didnt trust him but still and some of the surgical scenes in this were so detailed it made it such an uneasy read but so compelling i was so happy that
Silas and Dauphine and Mary escaped at the end
also
kinda got this odd gut feeling with the mask men that one of them was george and i KNEW IT . so mad that he turned out to be so awful and no reprochassions for him in the end
this book destroyed me but in a good way just wanted to give Silas a hug also the dynamic between Silas and the groundskeeper i died that was the only thing keeping me sane through that crazy scene with headmaster
literally about to fucking cut open mary and drill into her skull
jeez was just a lot to take it but really really good read - definitely look at the warnings and take them seriously before reading 
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The End of the Fucking World by Charles Forsman

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challenging dark emotional funny 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? Yes

2.5

i’m so confused absolutely love the netflix series, found this a bit too dark with not enough lead up to events, since i’ve watched the show i was able to follow but i know if i hadn’t i’d have found it a bit much, just in general a bit much to read some parts might just equally be because i don’t read any kind of dark-horror 
 

also
the police/not police/IDK what was that????? WHY did they attack james and what was up with satanic cult storyline can’t tell if it was meant to be a police brutality type of mesage within the book or just there for the sake of it???? same goes with alyssa at the end slitting james into her arm,- feel a lot was just done for the sake of a gasp and not actually to further the plot
She Drives Me Crazy by Kelly Quindlen

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emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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

4.0

loved!!!! - went into this not knowing it was going to be a enemies to lovers with scotty and irene and got all nervy thinking we were going to be forgiving Tally and having to like them together in a relationship!!! - the characters in this actually acted sane and normal (even the public acts of love i could get behind) a lot of the time when i read books like this i HATEEEE the characters cause they act like complete idiots - was very happy with them not being idiots and acting in a way which makes sense for their character and isn’t just completly stupid - fab quick read :))

also
im a sucker for some fake dating -> actually developing feelings


aswell
scotty for the first maybe 150 pages HATEDDDD she has growth in the right direction but girlie needs a hug and i feel realistically her and irene together at the end doesn’t make sense, i feel she should take a break, and then later they can retry but still LOVED
Trainspotting by Irvine Welsh

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

Hot British Boyfriend by Kristy Boyce

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

3.0

was okay, enjoyed how
she didn’t actually get with will at the end he’s ugly and loves cricket and calls his dad father
just a big ick tbh so made me a happy chappy x
The Woman in the Window by FINN A. J., FINN A. J.

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dark emotional mysterious 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

4.5

enjoyed :D 
not really read any sort of thrillers in a while so was a nice wee change, to an extent expected the plot twist but still AMAZE !!!! didn’t know exactly how it was going to pan out but had a sneaky suspicion 

raging though that granny lizzie wasn’t actually just a little old lady :((((
The Upside of Falling by Alex Light

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emotional lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

alright book, becca and brett were actually cute together and i liked how jess wasn’t a bitch when i thought she’d be a classic evil ex bestfriend 
Twisted Love by Ana Huang

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funny slow-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

2.75

was giggling at alex he thinks he’s all awesome and hard and dat but in reality hes ugly and fat and literally not attractive hate when he growls and thinks he’s sexy he’s not but also read the entire book in one sitting (incl the bonus chapter i had to download)  :(
As Good As Dead by Holly Jackson

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dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Good Girl, Bad Blood by Holly Jackson

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful sad 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

4.5