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606 reviews
Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros
adventurous
dark
funny
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
4.5
Loving Romeo by Laura Pavlov
emotional
funny
fast-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? It's complicated
4.0
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
The Isles of the Gods by Amie Kaufman
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
Demon in the Wood by Leigh Bardugo
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
4.5
If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
4.75
I am so glad I switched to listening to this on audiobook because it made it just that more enjoyable a read.
This is an ode to passion, ambition, desire, desperation, and the lengths some people will go to in order to get what they want. Oliver is a very interesting narrator, and the rest of the fourth year students (Alexander, James, Wren, Philippa, Meredith, and Richard) are all unique and provide a diverse yet somehow common voice.
I had an inkling about who ACTUALLY carried out the murder, but I didn’t guess the exact nature of it.
If We Were Villains is a different class of Dark Academia than what I’ve already read, and I’m interested to explore more like it.
This is an ode to passion, ambition, desire, desperation, and the lengths some people will go to in order to get what they want. Oliver is a very interesting narrator, and the rest of the fourth year students (Alexander, James, Wren, Philippa, Meredith, and Richard) are all unique and provide a diverse yet somehow common voice.
I had an inkling about who ACTUALLY carried out the murder, but I didn’t guess the exact nature of it.
If We Were Villains is a different class of Dark Academia than what I’ve already read, and I’m interested to explore more like it.
How to Kill Men and Get Away With It by Katy Brent
dark
funny
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
4.25
Blood Over Bright Haven by M.L. Wang
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Blood Over Bright Haven is one of those once in a lifetime reads. It’s a masterpiece and you may just never read a book like it again. The way it examines issues that mirror real-world problems, portrayed in this magical world is astounding. The emotions that this book elicited from me on the reading journey were so strong, there were times I had to put the book down and take a pause in order to really deliberate on what I had read. It has been a long time since a book has been able to evoke such a visceral response from me, and if this is the case with all of ML Wang’s writing, then I cannot wait to read more of it.