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250 reviews

My Darkest Prayer by S.A. Cosby

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

3.5

Wahala by Nikki May

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dark emotional 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? Yes

3.75

It's Not a Cult by Lauren Danhof

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

3.0

The cult parts were interesting- would have loved some family flashback moments that were positive. I didn’t feel connected enough to the characters to give me something to root for
A Door in the Dark by Scott Reintgen

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

3.75

The Narrow by Kate Alice Marshall

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

4.0

This book was unexpected in a good way
Blood Debts by Terry J. Benton-Walker

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

3.5

The Sweetest Remedy by Jane Igharo

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funny hopeful reflective 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? No

3.5

There's No Way I'd Die First by Lisa Springer

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dark mysterious tense 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? It's complicated

2.75

I really wanted to love this but found the execution a little messy and most of the characters pretty unlikeable. Not sure if it just needed a little more time in the editing but would have enjoyed a focus of the writing on character development rather than just constantly writing on proving how rich they all are
Bad Girls Never Say Die by Jennifer Mathieu

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

3.0

A lovely look at young female friendships but a little too cheesy for me in most of the dialogue. And I think it’s more of influenced by the Outsiders than really just stating it as a gender flipped version of The Outsiders
Monkey Beach by Eden Robinson

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emotional reflective 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? Yes

4.25

Fantastic writing- you fall right into the world that was built