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Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice

adventurous dark mysterious sad

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

3.75

Reading this while it snowed outside, was quite an eery experience for me to want to save my electricity bill. A very quick but dark read. Not the best writing out there but the plot of the book kept it going for me.

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Kindred by Octavia E. Butler

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challenging dark sad tense medium-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? It's complicated

5.0

Helter Skelter: Fashion Unfriendly by Kyōko Okazaki

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dark tense fast-paced

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

4.75

Such a strong read for a stand alone manga. Dark reality about fame and beauty.

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Slewfoot: A Tale of Bewitchery by Brom

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adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Absolutely delightful and terrifying. Such a imaginative read. This gave me everything I want from a witchy book and even more.

SCRAMBLUES by ｍａｍｅｍａｒｃｈ

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lighthearted 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? Yes

3.75

Galatea by Madeline Miller

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dark sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Having to feel so many emotions in a few pages. Absolute masterpiece!

Fire Punch, Vol. 1 by Tatsuki Fujimoto

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dark 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

1.0

Tired of the unnecssary use of objectification and assault of women, death of a female character to drive the MC's journey, and useless, immature dialogues to tell you how cruel this dystopian world is. This volume did not show anything, and all it did was tell you how bad it is. Using SA in every aspect just for the sake of 'telling' you how bad it is out there, is not world building.

Cannabalism I get it, there is no food to survive, yes that's definitely horrifying but what the fuck is this incest plot? There can strong sibling bonding without making is sexual. And the fact that she had to die to make him go on a revenge spree, um no. i'm so over that trope.

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