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Suffer the Children by Craig DiLouie

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

3.0

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Lumberjanes, Vol. 13: Indoor Recess by Kat Leyh, Shannon Watters

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adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

Lumberjanes, Vol. 12: Jackalope Springs Eternal by Kat Leyh, Shannon Watters

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adventurous lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.25

Lumberjanes, Vol. 11: Time After Crime by Kat Leyh, Shannon Watters

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adventurous lighthearted mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

Craft: Stories I Wrote for the Devil by Ananda Lima

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dark reflective medium-paced
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.75

I went into this expecting a horror book...nope. It's literary "weird fiction" with some speculative/horror elements, and I think I would have enjoyed it more if I knew that's what I was signing up for. I really enjoyed how the stories were woven together, but the collection as a whole didn't really come through. I noticed in the acknowledgments that all but one of the titled stories were published elsewhere first - I wonder if the collection would have worked better/been more cohesive if more of the stories were original to this book. I'll be curious to see what Lima writes next. Favorites were Antropófaga and Hasselblad: Triptych. 
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Lumberjanes, Vol. 10: Parents' Day by Kat Leyh, Shannon Watters

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adventurous lighthearted mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

Lumberjanes, Vol. 9: On a Roll by Kat Leyh, Shannon Watters

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adventurous lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

Lumberjanes, Vol. 8: Stone Cold by Kat Leyh, Shannon Watters

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adventurous lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5

It was fun, but felt pretty repetitive of earlier volumes. 
Lumberjanes, Vol. 7: A Bird's-Eye View by Kat Leyh, Shannon Watters

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adventurous lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

Lumberjanes, Vol. 6: Sink or Swim by ND Stevenson, Kat Leyh, Shannon Watters

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adventurous lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.25