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28 reviews

Sour Candy by Kealan Patrick Burke

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dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.5

All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven

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challenging dark emotional funny informative sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

WHAT THE FUCKKKKKK never reading anything like this again. this made me sick to my stomach. im choking up i have tears . 
Alexander's Bridge by Willa Cather

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

3.5

Pete the Cat and the Lost Tooth by James Dean, Kimberly Dean

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adventurous funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

Perfect Days by Raphael Montes

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adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I haven't felt this way about a book since I read The Troop by Nick Cutter. This book has been on my TBR for years, and i finally tuned in. And thank God I did. A phenomenal story, incredibly mind blowing and had me on the edge of my seat. I finished it in 2 days. While there is homophobia, it's one of the main character's flaws, and they make a deal of it.
I thought that the ending would relate to the screenplay, but I was shocked at the end with the baby name. 
Pygmy by Chuck Palahniuk

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adventurous challenging dark emotional tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.75

palahniuk, as always, writes a completely unpredictable story that both disgusts and intrigues . he starts off strong with a horrendous scene, and ultimately ends it with an ending that may be heartwarming
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The Deep by Nick Cutter

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adventurous challenging dark slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.0

i didnt like this book as much as i thought i would . i loved the troop, but this was way too slow paced, everything seemed completely unrelated, tons of flashbacks, and i overall just couldnt get into it and enjoy it
Maeve Fly by CJ Leede

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

5.0

this book is indescribable. i got this book because i asked the employee for a really nasty, gross, violent horror book. He didnt disappoint. you almost know what is going to happen, but it shocks you regardless. I love how it is simultaneously descriptive in the acts, without being too overbearing in regards to violence towards women. it is somehow one of the saddest stories you would read about an outcast, but you shouldnt feel bad. Not really
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The Robot Novels: The Caves of Steel / The Naked Sun by Isaac Asimov

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

4.75

Diary by Chuck Palahniuk

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

4.75

oh chuck palahniuk you are my beloved . my stomach always churns when i read him. poor misty, i felt as empty as her reading this with palahniuks intense descriptions .