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My Best Friend's Exorcism by Grady Hendrix

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dark emotional fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I loved this book
The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo

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

4.0

This was a very good read. It was a little slow to start but around 1/3 of the way there I was invested. 
The Night Raven by Johan Rundberg

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adventurous fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

I did not realize this was a YA. It was a fun and quick read. 
Once Upon a Broken Heart by Stephanie Garber

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

3.0

It was a very underwhelming experience. However it kept me just hooked enough to want to read the next book so I give it a 3 star instead of the 2 I was originally going to give. 
80s Ghosts by V.S. Lawrence

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dark slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

I wanted to LOVE this book. But it was frankly cliche and boring. It didn't feel like anything substantial happeened. It felt like a scrapped Scooby Doo episode minus the humor. 
This Is How You Lose the Time War by Max Gladstone, Amal El-Mohtar

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 13%.
It's very boring
The Warm Hands of Ghosts by Katherine Arden

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dark emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-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? No

3.5

It was an enjoyable read. It was very predictable but it made you still want to keep reading. 
A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab

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adventurous slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

It was okay. 
Fairly Frozen by Ellie Ballard, Ellie Ballard

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 38%.
It's very boring. The story isn't particularly engaging or interesting. I truly don't care who did it. None of the characters are particularly likeable and everything feels cliche. If you like that then this book is perfectly serviceable 
Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology by Shane Hawk, Theodore C. Van Alst Jr.

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 28%.
I don't think this book was for me. It wasn't bad but I was expecting more supernatural and spooky stories. These just felt like shock value thrillers. There wasn't one story I liked out of the ones I did read.