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This Cursed House by Del Sandeen
dark
tense
slow-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
4.0
This is a great fall October read. It’ll make you reflect on what it means
To have horrible family. The mystery as the center of the book is enthralling and I just wanted to know how it ended. Jemma was a complex and naive and interesting main character and I loved Magdalene.
I do think it gets quite wordy but I enjoyed it nonetheless
To have horrible family. The mystery as the center of the book is enthralling and I just wanted to know how it ended. Jemma was a complex and naive and interesting main character and I loved Magdalene.
I do think it gets quite wordy but I enjoyed it nonetheless
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism
Moderate: Incest and Violence
Love and Other Conspiracies by Mallory Marlowe
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
This was a solid debut from Mallory. Cryptids and conspiracies are so fun and having a romance book with a theorist and a nonbeliever was different than I’ve read before. Hallie and Hayden were adorable and sad and had legit trauma. I loved how they loved and supported each other. It’s an easy read.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Death of parent, and Gaslighting
Swift and Saddled by Lyla Sage
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
I do enjoy these super fun easy to read books. Can’t wait for gus and teddy
Done and Dusted by Lyla Sage
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
This book is actually so cute omg. I really had fun - a short quick hot read. Can’t wait for Gus and Teddy.
Outfield Assist by Cat Giraldo
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
So fun and hot. A little long but really enjoyed this book.
Phantasma by Kaylie Smith
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
A super fun, gory, unique, sexy romantasy set in New Orleans that surprised me, shocked me, and was a lot of freaking fun. If you love:
🩸 - blood and violence
🩸 - blood and making out lol
🩸 - devils and demons and phantoms and ghosts and ghouls
🩸 - thinking about haunted mansions and how you would escape while wearing a lacy nightgown
READ. THIS.
*I just wish it was gayer lol
🩸 - blood and violence
🩸 - blood and making out lol
🩸 - devils and demons and phantoms and ghosts and ghouls
🩸 - thinking about haunted mansions and how you would escape while wearing a lacy nightgown
READ. THIS.
*I just wish it was gayer lol
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence and Death of parent
Moderate: Misogyny
Five Brothers by Penelope Douglas
Did not finish book. Stopped at 4%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 4%.
Just not for me. This book starts with graphic assault (dub con seeming) and it is just not hot. Plus Krisjen????? Idk that name is BANANAS
Sabbatical by Katrina Jackson
emotional
lighthearted
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
5.0
I will read anything Katrina Jackson writes omg. First Office Hours and then this????? Mike and Toni????? Good. Lord. I am sold on these two. They are hot and funny and their relationship was beautiful to witness. How Mike knew what Toni needed because he knew HER. He took the time to get to know her and watch her and understand her. He was so in love and it was just wonderful to see him offer help, encourage help, have Toni ask for help without it being contigent on him being the one providing that help. I loved seeing Deja and Alejandro in love. I can't wait for Marie's lesbian story like I need it NOW. I just would die for Mike lol.
Also the "Jim Crow omelet" scene sent me I am still laughing.
Also the "Jim Crow omelet" scene sent me I am still laughing.
Find Me At The Disco by Diahanna Aurora Hampton
emotional
slow-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
It's tough to rate this book. I will start by saying that this is a debut and I will 100% read more from Diahanna. I think her ideas, her history, her ideas are all there but the execution in this book... I needed more.
There are some great books about young people passing, not realizing or fully conscious, and I always find them intriguing. Find Me at the Disco was even more so because Liza didn't know that she was passing, that her mother was Black. And that really sends her down a spiral. I do think that there could have been more people to challenge her and her understanding of Blackness, especially with how she used her privilege and her money in ways that others couldn't. She was also SO YOUNG which I think made her whole storyline so sad - there is no positive resolution so the reader is just left with this utter sadness with no hope.
Liza's dad absolutely sucked and he can rot. I did enjoy the multi-narration and hearing from different characters throughout. But some of the characters were very one-dimensional (like the step-mother) and I would've liked more.
This is ultimately a story about a young girl who is being used: by her dad, her friends, her significant others and lovers. And I wish that there was more shining lights, more joy wrapped up in there.
There are some great books about young people passing, not realizing or fully conscious, and I always find them intriguing. Find Me at the Disco was even more so because Liza didn't know that she was passing, that her mother was Black. And that really sends her down a spiral. I do think that there could have been more people to challenge her and her understanding of Blackness, especially with how she used her privilege and her money in ways that others couldn't. She was also SO YOUNG which I think made her whole storyline so sad - there is no positive resolution so the reader is just left with this utter sadness with no hope.
Liza's dad absolutely sucked and he can rot. I did enjoy the multi-narration and hearing from different characters throughout. But some of the characters were very one-dimensional (like the step-mother) and I would've liked more.
This is ultimately a story about a young girl who is being used: by her dad, her friends, her significant others and lovers. And I wish that there was more shining lights, more joy wrapped up in there.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Drug abuse
Minor: Abortion