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514 reviews

Something is brutally killing the children and no one knows what it is until our protagonist, Erica Slaughter, rolls into town.

Fans who wanted a grittier, gore-ier Stranger Things or Buffy the Vampire Slayer will enjoy this.

The Sanatorium by Sarah Pearse

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dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

This is a mystery/thriller about a detective who attends her brother’s and estranged friend’s engagement party only to be sucked into a murder investigation.

I liked the setting and main character. Did not like MC’s boyfriend (Will). He was the worst.

I was hoping this would be a “good for her” story. <\spoiler>

I wouldn’t say that this was the best thriller I’ve ever read but I would be interested in possibly reading a sequel. Would recommend to fans of One by One by Ruth Ware.

Lies Jane Austen Told Me by Julie Wright

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funny lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

0.0

A very easy read. Everything flows very nicely and would be good for readers who prefer romance that doesn’t have sex scenes on page.

I was very surprised to see that this book was written in 2017 because it reads like something that was written in 2007. Even keeping Rom-Com rules in mind, the characters of this story are awful.

MC is the girlboss, gaslight, gatekeep poster-child. She says that she’s obsessed with Jane Austen but only refers to P&P and Emma. She also, throughout the book, blames Jane Austen for giving her bad advice but if she had remembered ANY of the takeaways from any of Austen’s books, she would have fared much better.

The love interest has allegedly read all of Jane Austen’s work, which he did in his spare time, and could not see the value in her work. It’s fine if he didn’t like Jane Austen’s work, many people don’t, but to say that you can’t objectively see how her work was groundbreaking for it’s time ? Red flag. Especially when he uses Stephen King as an example of exemplary writing? No. I like Stephen King too but no.

Jane Austen is name dropped in this book only to lure Austen fans into reading this. If you take out all mentions of Jane Austen, you’ll end up with the same story.

People who are houseless are only used to prop up the love interest and show how charitable he is. At one point, the MC and love interest start dancing in a New York soup kitchen and everyone joins in??? It’s very forced and a lame excuse to push the two characters together.

Also, this book is very unkind to those who are impoverished and/or struggle with addiction.

Definitely not for me.

Return to Sweetheart Lake by Evelyn Jordan

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emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? N/A
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

A very sweet, second-chance romance between a baker and a doctor.

A Man and His Cat, Volume 1 by Umi Sakurai

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing 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

5.0

This manga is SO CUTE. I die.

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hearth_hobbit's reviews 514 reviews

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