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Love You to Death by Gina Blaxill

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challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

Really enjoyed this book, it kept me interested throughout and it was fun trying to figure out the who and why etc. I found myself looking over my shoulder as I read, I felt the fear that Mia was feeling which wasn't pleasant but its something a lot of us have felt. I thought the crushing fear of being stalked was well described, it really felt as if I was there with her.

My only slight issue was that the story seemed a bit rushed towards the end, it didn't leave the same impact with me that the majority of the book did. How Mia was with guys also bothered me at first but then I remembered how I was as a teenager!

I definitely plan on reading more of her books.
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Supernatural: Children of Anubis by Tim Waggoner

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adventurous funny mysterious 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? No

3.0

It was a bit boring to be honest and the plot didn't seem very well developed for the most part. 

Liked that Garth was in it and enjoyed the the flashbacks to Sam and Dean as kids.
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Supernatural: Carved in Flesh by Tim Waggoner

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dark funny lighthearted mysterious tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

Really enjoyed this. Story was interesting and loved the brotherly banter between Sam and Dean.
Skin Deep by Laura Jarratt

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emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

4.0

Pretty cute story with interesting characters. 
Playground by Aron Beauregard

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challenging dark 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? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Knowing that the genre that this book is, the disturbing depictions (alliteration since the author likes it so much) didn't come as a shock to me. I wasn't really a fan of the writing style.

The characters were interesting, some I even liked, which I didn't expect. There was also more plot than I thought there would be but I found it hard to get passed how it was written.
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The Curfew by T.M. Logan

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emotional mysterious tense 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? It's complicated

4.0

Really enjoyed this book but didn't give 5 stars as I felt it dragged on in parts.
Ward D by Freida McFadden

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

3.5

I found it a bit repetitive at times and for a book where the plot was centred around mental illnesses, I'm not too sure how I felt about the way McFadden wrote about them. Then ending also wasn't the best I've come across.

In saying that, the plot was an interesting one and as a whole, I did enjoy it. 

Bunker Dogs by Gage Greenwood

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adventurous challenging 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? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

Wow, that was a wild ride!
I'm impressed that he did a story that was done so many times before but was able to make it so unique.

Looking forward to reading more from this author.
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Horrorstör by Grady Hendrix

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challenging funny mysterious 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

4.0

I didn't expect much from it so I was surprised by how much I enjoyed it. It's a bit out there, kind of a jokey/horror type book but I thought it was done pretty well and it had some interesting characters. 

Plus, the setting was not something you tend to come across in a book which was cool.
Supernatural: Joyride by John Passarella

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adventurous dark funny 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? It's complicated

4.5

A fun read.