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85 reviews

Beasts and Beauty: Dangerous Tales by Soman Chainani

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challenging dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.25

Exquisite dark twists and beautiful execution of well loved fairy tales, just unfortunately very heteronormative after reading Kissing The Witch.

A Study in Drowning by Ava Reid

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challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Pride and Prejudice and Pittsburgh by Rachael Lippincott

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emotional hopeful lighthearted relaxing slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No

3.5

Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross

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adventurous dark reflective tense medium-paced

4.0

Low fantasy. I kept thinking of it as historical fiction almost until a blip of magic would pop up.

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Isadora Moon Goes to School by Harriet Muncaster

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adventurous hopeful inspiring lighthearted

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Loveable characters? Yes

4.75

This is the Half-fairy half-varmpire representation I truly needed for my “weird” soul as a kid. It could only be better if Isadora was NB.

Unnecessary Drama by Nina Kenwood

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lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No

2.75

Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger

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adventurous challenging hopeful reflective medium-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

Good subtle lore! This was a rewarding read. Magical realism, indigenous perspective, complicated family dynamics and darker elements without feeling triggering or too heavy, intersectional cultural awareness.

The narrator has a gentle soothing voice, that fits the FMC, even though it’s third person it feels immersive.

Behind You Is the Sea by Susan Muaddi Darraj

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challenging emotional reflective sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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Nineteen Claws and a Black Bird by Agustina Bazterrica

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dark mysterious

Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

More like schizophrenic monologues than anything else.

Monsters Born and Made by Tanvi Berwah

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adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

It’s like the hunger games, if Katniss was a farmer’s kid who had to break sea monster things like broncos.