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House of Hunger by Alexis Henderson

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dark 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

4.5

Watchmen by Alan Moore

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

3.0

The Unpicking by Donna Moore

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reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A

5.0

Following 3 generations of "hysterical women," this book packs a punch! 

These women deal with police corruption and brutally in Victorian Scotland at the turn of the century. Donna Moore does a brilliant job in bringing these women to life. This felt like a historical nonfiction and covered many topics in such a brilliant way. 

I thoroughly enjoyed reading this!

Thanks to flyonthewallpress for sending me an early review copy. This book is being published on the 27th of October. You must add it to your TBR 👀


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Our Share of Night by Mariana Enríquez

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

3.5

This is such a hard book to review. I buddy read it with a friend (Abi of Pellinor) and I loved discussing it with her every 50 pages (why no chapters...) 

There was so much promise in this storyline and the first 1/3 was great. I was so intrigued by the horror and darkness of the plot and characters. I think it got lost somewhere in the middle and by the end I was losing interest and the ending was lackluster to the darkness of the beginning. It didn't need to be so long and by meandering the impact of the story was lost. 

I will say however the author did a fabulous job with the levels of representation in this book. LGBTQIA and disability rep all throughout the book and woven so expertly into the story that the characters felt real and were well developed. 


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She Walks in Shadows by Paula R. Stiles, Silvia Moreno-Garcia

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adventurous dark slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.5

What a wonderful, horror filled short story collection!
Frontier by Grace Curtis

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adventurous mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

The Ashes and the Star-Cursed King by Carissa Broadbent

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adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

One Salt Sea by Seanan McGuire

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adventurous mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

Nettle and Bone by T. Kingfisher

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adventurous dark funny lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

The Wolf and the Woodsman by Ava Reid

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adventurous dark tense medium-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

3.5