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Hag's Nook by John Dickson Carr

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mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Till The Last Piece: A Perfect Recipe For Murder by Kenneth Cruz

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

3.0

A quick and nasty read. Not the most original plot but the characterization was believable and the twist in the end was effective. I’ll seek out more by Cruz. Thanks to Netgalley for providing me with a copy of the audiobook in exchange for an honest review. 
Horror Movie by Paul Tremblay

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challenging dark emotional tense fast-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

5.0

The Aosawa Murders by Riku Onda

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challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

5.0

The Tokyo Zodiac Murders by Sōji Shimada

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

5.0

This Skin Was Once Mine and Other Disturbances by Eric LaRocca

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

4.0

This Skin Was Once Mine: ****
Seedling: **
All the Parts of You That Won’t Easily Burn: ***
Prickle: ***** and ‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️
Doctor Who: Spiral Scratch by Gary Russell

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

3.5

Not the best Doctor Who MDA, but a valiant attempt to fill in a missing chapter. The writing is extremely clunky throughout but occasionally yields gems such as this:

"Our lives have so many advantages, Melanie. We see myriad things we'd otherwise be denied. But there's a price to pay. Your price is not knowing. Mine is knowing."

I mean, that's GREAT. 

Am I sorry I read this, No. But will I be reading it again? Also no. 
You Should Have Left by Daniel Kehlmann

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

4.0

The Forgotten Beasts of Eld by Patricia A. McKillip

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

Home Is Where the Bodies Are by Jeneva Rose

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fast-paced

1.5