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Groomed by a Gang by Christina O'Connor

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dark emotional sad medium-paced

4.0

An honest yet heartbreaking memoir, brutally explicit at times but I think this was completely necessary to reinforce the level of abuse these girls faced! 

Gut wrenching ending! Actually made me cry  
Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds

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4.0

The Premonitions Bureau by Sam Knight

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reflective slow-paced

3.0

The premise was very interesting which is what kept me reading. However, I was disappointed that there wasn’t more of a focus on the actual “premonition bureau” and the gathering of information, and insight into why people may have these (though there was definitely some of this) it did not out weight the heavy background and historical info around the people involved and the incidents (which at times felt like was being used to pad out the book)
The Troop by Nick Cutter

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

4.5

Getting worms has now been added to my list of irrational fears 
A Head Full of Ghosts by Paul Tremblay

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

4.0

Eynhallow by Tim McGregor

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dark emotional sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

The Gathering by C.J. Tudor

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3.0

Maeve Fly by CJ Leede

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

4.5

Girl A by Abigail Dean

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challenging dark emotional medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Diavola by Jennifer Marie Thorne

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

4.5