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Camp Damascus by Chuck Tingle

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adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-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

4.75

Love is real.

The Autobiography of a Flea by Stanislas De Rhodes

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challenging dark funny fast-paced

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

2.25

It's a porn novella from the point if view of a flea. So it's exactly what you would expect - very horny and comical. My two drawbacks are that my copy has some typos, and that the two female characters are only 14, and engaging in all that.

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Mimic by Daniel Cole

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challenging dark emotional 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

4.75

The Launch Party by Lauren Forry

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adventurous dark funny mysterious tense fast-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

4.75

This was so much fun to read! Closed room mystery/Murder on the Orient Express but set on the moon. If you like Agatha Christie/M.C. Beaton type books, you'll enjoy this.

Run Time by Catherine Ryan Howard

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adventurous dark mysterious tense 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

4.0

A little slow off the mark and then suddenly you're tense on the edge of your seat. However, the ending felt rushed and a tad anti-climactic.

Woman, Eating by Claire Kohda

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dark funny hopeful mysterious reflective 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

4.75

Loved this. I really connected with the feelings and themes of being "othered" and on the fringe of humanity. Plus very relatable theme of mum/daughter strained relationship - you love your mum, she gave you life, but she also has a whole host of issues and gave you issues as a result. Plus, fun different spin on the vampire genre.

Motherthing by Ainslie Hogarth

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challenging dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced