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183 reviews
Haunted by Chuck Palahniuk
challenging
dark
funny
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
My Darling Dreadful Thing by Johanna van Veen
dark
mysterious
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Lost Souls by Poppy Z. Brite
challenging
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Gay vampires. Sex. Lust. Music. Gothic. New Orleans. However, i did struggle with the incestuous relationship…
This should come with a warning that every person in this book is shitty.
This book is very extreme, but didn’t read like splatterpunk, had great interweaving story telling.
This should come with a warning that every person in this book is shitty.
This book is very extreme, but didn’t read like splatterpunk, had great interweaving story telling.
Nightbitch by Rachel Yoder
dark
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Next time I feel broody I shall think about this book.
Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree
hopeful
lighthearted
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
The most wholesome book and good palate cleanser
Jawbone by Mónica Ojeda
challenging
dark
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? Yes
5.0
I can understand why people wouldn’t gel with this book but I wish I had read this sooner because this was definitely what I had been looking for!
This was horrific and terrifyingly beautiful!
This was horrific and terrifyingly beautiful!
The Eyes Are the Best Part by Monika Kim
dark
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Serial killer origin story but feminist 🫶🏼