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Ghosts of the Shadow Market by Cassandra Clare

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

4.0

Clare’s Shadowhunter series has been in my life for a while now. I have read a couple of books in this series, some I thought were okay, some bad and some excellent. The Infernal Devices has been my favourite so far and Ghosts of the Shadow Market felt like a nice add-on to that story, whilst it also expanded on other TMI and TDA plots. I DNF’d The Dark Artifices after book 1 but the wicked powers series sounds appealing to me. I would need to read the rest of TDA to understand it, so maybe i’ll try it again someday. 🌿🌻
Dune Messiah by Frank Herbert

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

3.0

This was a solid sequel to the book Dune, I’m interested to see how they adapt it in the films. Because it was shorter it also felt more digestible. I was most interested by Alia’s presence in this one. I also liked seeing the imperfections of Paul who has caused mass destruction for the universe, it gives a good warning of how power will corrupt everyone.🌿🌻
Hannibal by Thomas Harris

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

2.5

Orpheus Builds A Girl by Heather Parry

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

4.0

The Sunshine Court by Nora Sakavic

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challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

AFTG never fails to get me tangled up in all of its drama and messy characters. Jean was so sad and fascinating to read about. Seeing the foxes again made me want to reread the trilogy even though I am not long after finishing it. I’m excited for the rest of the series. I think I would have fun reading Sakavic’s shopping list at this point. 🖤💛
You've Lost a Lot of Blood by Eric LaRocca

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

1.5

Cinderella Is Dead by Kalynn Bayron

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adventurous tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.0

The Devil Crept In by Ania Ahlborn

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challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad 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

5.0

This was one of the best horror novels I’ve ever read! The tension, pacing and characterisation was all really fun. I adored Stevie and his dedication to Jude. We all need a friend that loyal and sweet. The creature was so creepy and seeing only snatches of it at times really built up the sense of dread. The second pov was also super fascinating. There were so many parts of this book that I laughed out loud at, and honestly I felt ashamed of myself. Stevie is a really comedic and unlucky character to follow. What a kid, coping how he knows best. I’m definitely going to read more of Ania Ahlborn’s work. This was a peak level horror story. 🌿🌻
Frankenstein: The 1818 Text by Mary Shelley

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

3.0

Night Film by Marisha Pessl

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dark mysterious slow-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? Yes

4.0