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My Dark Beast by Olivia Wildenstein

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

4.5

Dread Nation by Justina Ireland

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adventurous dark funny mysterious sad 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? No

5.0

I love nothing more than a strong, sassy as fuck FMC who has no patience for men in power. 
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The Jasad Heir by Sara Hashem

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad 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? Yes

5.0

All the yes. 
Emily Wilde's Map of the Otherlands by Heather Fawcett

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adventurous emotional funny informative lighthearted mysterious tense medium-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? It's complicated

5.0

Is it 2025 yet? 

I absolutely adored EW2. More adventures in and out of the faerie realms with lots of new creatures. I especially loved reading Emily and Wendell’s relationship to evolve (I love a good romance, not sorry) and how he accepts and loves her exactly as she is (and vise versa, of course). I loved the thrilling adventure to retrieve Orga. I JUST FUCKING LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT IT, OKAY?! 
Feral is the Beast by Nisha J. Tuli

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dark emotional lighthearted mysterious tense 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

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The Night Masquerade by Nnedi Okorafor

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett

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adventurous emotional funny informative lighthearted mysterious tense medium-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

5.0

Listened to this first and then read the book. I just...LOVE IT. It makes me want to curl up in a cozy ball and garble incomprehensible mumblings. 

Home by Nnedi Okorafor

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adventurous emotional 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? Yes

4.5

Binti by Nnedi Okorafor

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adventurous dark emotional sad 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? No

4.0

Funny Story by Emily Henry

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adventurous emotional funny lighthearted sad 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

5.0

Emily Henry + Julia Whelan = god tier romance ingredients

Emily Henry twisted up my emotions yet again and drowned me in a book I adore.