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377 reviews

youthjuice by E.K. Sathue

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

3.5

another wellness body horror and this one was fun to follow, goop parody and all that jazz, but wasn't as intense and captivating as Rouge and sometimes the plot just wasn't it
The Revenge of Rita Marsh by Nilesha Chauvet

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dark reflective tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

so much of the writing was just meh for me, and yet I still wanted to know how it would all end, so IDK what that means really
The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro

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mysterious reflective relaxing medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.5

banter propaganda
Half-Arse Human by Leena Norms

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emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

go Leena!!!!! 🙌
A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian by Marina Lewycka

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reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

recommended by a friend - it wasn't really my cup of tea, but I'm glad to have read it for the war / history aspects of the book
Come Closer by Sara Gran

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dark funny mysterious reflective tense fast-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

4.0

small but packs a punch! I love me some demonic girlie behaviour
Haunt Sweet Home by Sarah Pinsker

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mysterious tense medium-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

2.25

my expectations weren't really met with this one, on paper it sounded my cup of tea but in a nutshell, the overall quality/horror vibes just weren't there
Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan

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challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

an affecting, hopeful winter's tale
Waiting for Ted by Marieke Bigg

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dark mysterious sad tense medium-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

3.75

some real beautiful writing mixed in with a messed up tradwife. made me want a chaise longue.
Cecilia by K-Ming Chang

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challenging dark mysterious tense 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

3.0

freaky, eerie, piss, gross and girly - it wasn't really for me but that obsessive thread was very compelling, every girl has been in love with her childhood bestie right?