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115 reviews

Tomie by Junji Ito

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

4.5

The Shining by Stephen King

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5.0

This Is Where It Ends by Marieke Nijkamp

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

5.0

The Night Off by Meghan O'Brien

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adventurous medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Tender Is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica

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

4.0

Girl A by Dan Scottow

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

4.5

Wow! I am so impressed with this book , I loved the writing style and I was so hooked at the plot that I couldn’t put it down! I loved that the characters weren’t flat at all , and although I did predict part of the ending I didn’t predict the very last twist! I’ll definitely read more from this author. There was some genuinely creepy parts and twisty turns with a good amount of gore too. SPOILER AHEAD 

The only thing I didn’t like was bad trans representation. I actually loved Margot as a character and I did suspect it was going to be her, I also suspected she was trans anyway due to some small details in the book. I just wish she didn’t become the villain! It would have been 5 stars otherwise 
Genuine Fraud by E. Lockhart

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mysterious medium-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

1.0

I really didn’t like this book. I haven’t liked either of the books from this author that I’ve read , so maybe it just wasn’t for me. I didn’t like the writing style , the time moving backwards and jumping around thing was confusing as anything. It was so predictable and I didn’t care about any of the characters. The whole thing just felt clunky and dull. 
Such Pretty Things by Lisa Heathfield

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

3.5

I’m so confused by the ending I will have to search it up to understand. But this book was really chilling and weird , a bit too slow paced for me and I struggled with the writing style 
The Shadows Between Us by Tricia Levenseller

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dark funny lighthearted 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

I was pleasantly surprised by this book! It’s not a genre I normally reach for , but I just couldn’t put it down. I loved the characters and I loved that there was some LGBTQ representation, although I wish there was some lesbian rep too. This was such a fun and different read for me, I was really hooked by the story and I didn’t predict the twist! There was some cheesy moments but overall I loved it 
The Couple Next Door by Shari Lapena

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dark mysterious tense fast-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

3.5

It was very gripping - I couldn’t put it down and read it in a day. I wasn’t a huge fan of the writing style though. I also felt that the very last twist was quite predictable.