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122 reviews

The Demon Tide by Laurie Forest

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slow-paced
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

Bride by Ali Hazelwood

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

4.0

A Fate Inked In Blood by Danielle L. Jensen

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

3.5

It was all right. I love a good story involving Norse mythology, but I'm always weirded out by the glorification of Vikings. The protagonist's dreams of being a raider are crushed when she understands the violence it inflicts on non-combatants, and I'm like GIRL HOW COULD YOU NOT KNOW THAT.
Heartless Hunter by Kristen Ciccarelli

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

3.5

Book of Night by Holly Black

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

4.0

The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 43%.
This is very intense and sad and does not feel good right now
Rhapsodic by Laura Thalassa

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

3.0

Heartless Sky by Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 91%.
House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J. Maas

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3.5

Rule of the Aurora King by Nisha J. Tuli

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

2.0