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283 reviews

The Absinthe Underground by Jamie Pacton

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

3.0

Unholy with Eyes like Wolves by Morgan Dante

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dark tense 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? Yes

2.0

The Guest by Emma Cline

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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? Yes

1.5

I have to appreciate Alex's dedication to being the most unlikeable narrator ever.
A Lesson in Vengeance by Victoria Lee

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

5.0

I had an absolute blast reading A Lesson In Vengeance. I'm obsessed with unreliable narrators and the slow descent into madness. Victoria Lee nailed the constant uncanny/eerie feeling of this book.
Honestly props to Ellis. She managed to gaslight me into believing she wouldn't kill anyone either.
This book toes the perfect line between urban fantasy and literary fiction and keeps you asking will magic be made real or won't it. I find the whole nature of Felicity's thesis regarding how witches and magic reflect female mental illness so perfectly summarised by this storyline!! 
Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll

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dark emotional mysterious 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? Yes

3.0

Territory of Light by Yūko Tsushima

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

3.5

Monstrilio by Gerardo Sámano Córdova

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

2.5

We Had to Remove This Post by Hanna Bervoets

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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? Yes

2.0

Goodnight Punpun, Vol. 1 by Inio Asano

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

3.5

Blind Owl by Sadegh Hedayat

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

4.0