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Bury Your Gays by Chuck Tingle

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dark emotional reflective 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

5.0

The Last Final Girl by Stephen Graham Jones

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

5.0

The reason why this book is not rated higher is the format.  It’s SGJ’s ode to horror cinema, so it is written like a movie — Rapidly changing POVs with punchy, fast-paced dialogue.  Think of it as “modernist” and you’ll probably have an easier time reading it.  Heavy on horror trivia and Gen X references, so if you are not part of the culture, it may also prove difficult to follow.  Personally, I loved it! I enjoy how SGJ continues to play around with horror tropes —  this being one of his earlier efforts at slashers.  I read The Lake Witch trilogy and I Was a Teenage Slasher first.
Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky

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adventurous hopeful reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
How to Solve Your Own Murder by Kristen Perrin

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mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
I Was a Teenage Slasher by Stephen Graham Jones

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dark emotional tense 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
Before She Disappeared by Lisa Gardner

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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
They Called Us Enemy by Steven Scott, George Takei, Justin Eisinger

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emotional informative reflective sad fast-paced
Live to Tell by Lisa Gardner

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dark mysterious tense medium-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? Yes
The Autobiography of Ben Franklin by Benjamin Franklin

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adventurous informative reflective slow-paced
Sensitive: The Hidden Power of the Highly Sensitive Person in a Loud, Fast, Too-Much World by Andre Sólo, Jenn Granneman

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informative inspiring reflective medium-paced