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22 reviews

Model Home by Rivers Solomon

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

3.0

Recommended to me on the premise of being a horror haunted house. Misleading and though I do adamantly admire the authors view on standing with Palestinians as mentioned in their acknowledgments that is where my love for this novel begins and ends.
I wish I had read the trigger warnings for this novel before picking it up or that the bookseller would’ve mentioned it before selling. I understand it’s a fact of the world but as I’ve lived through these triggers myself I’d rather not go through it again even vicariously. 
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Graveyard Shift by M.L. Rio

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

3.5

Short lived and feeling unfinished 
Come Closer by Sara Gran

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dark sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

5.0

An Excellent Host by Chelsea G. Summers

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inspiring fast-paced
  • Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

My only complaint is that Taylor swift had anything to do at all with this. 
Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs?: Big Questions from Tiny Mortals about Death by Caitlin Doughty

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funny informative lighthearted fast-paced

5.0

The Cat Inside by William S. Burroughs

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emotional reflective fast-paced

5.0

Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk

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mysterious sad tense slow-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? It's complicated

5.0

Open Throat by Henry Hoke

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emotional reflective fast-paced

5.0

Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law by Mary Roach

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funny informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

The Grownup by Gillian Flynn

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dark funny mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? N/A
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.0