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- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
- Stream of consciousness deep in the main character’s mind (third person omniscient)
- Small community legends and folklore
- Essays on horror tropes
- Cinematic, folksy, fragmented, fever dream writing style
- Complex, troubled, misfit main character
- Angst, coming-of-age struggles
- Dropping like flies
- Grumpy-sunshine friendship
- Exploring pop culture horror and cult classics
- Quest for carnage and revenge
- Supernatural, slashing, sacrifice, summoning
Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Cultural appropriation
Moderate: Animal death, Child abuse, Self harm, Suicide attempt, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Pedophilia
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
- Character directly speaking to us (first person)
- Witty, self-aware, meticulous writing style
- Wintery atmosphere and remote settings
- Family reunion gone wrong
- Closed circle murder mystery
- Confessions, conspiracies, corruption, crime action
- Gathering the suspects (and everyone’s a suspect)
- Heartstring hits, tragic family backstories
- Plot-driven sunshine noir
- Popcorn whodunits
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Child death, Gun violence, Infertility, Infidelity, Suicide, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol
Minor: Alcoholism and Vomit
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
- Invisible in the room, being told a story (third person omniscient)
- Punchy, direct writing style
- Mix of insufferable and likeable characters
- Dark and stormy night
- Remote gothic mansion
- It’s in the house creature feature
- Don’t get too attached, characters dropping like flies
- Film students behaving badly
- Ignored warnings
- Final girl action horror
- Creepy cat-and-mouse games survival thriller
- Grotesque extreme horror moments
- Mutant slasher gorefest
Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Gore, Incest, Blood, and Murder
Moderate: Bullying, Sexual content, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Misogyny and Cannibalism
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Liked:
-The premise
-The illustrations were well done
-Stalking trope
Meh:
-The overall story felt rushed
-It was kind of boring
I get how if you never read anything like this before, I can see how it would be more fascinating and creepy (or even validating). But for me it was just okay.
Format: Advance Reader's Copy from Kodansha Comics and NetGalley
Graphic: Violence and Stalking
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
- Invisible in the room, seeing the world with the main character, feeling the feels
- Mix of short and long chapters
- Too-good-to-be-true scenarios
- Breezy, cinematic, immersive, sensory writing style
- Likeable, resilient, sympathetic, and villainous main characters
- Bloodlines dark royalty
- Gothic sapphic romance
- Lovers to enemies
- Get Out food horror
- Fish out of water journeys
- Trapped together found family
- Low stakes mysteries escalating
- Parasitic relationships
- On the run escapes and stand-offs
- Remote setting
Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Torture, and Blood
Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Racism, Sexual content, Death of parent, Murder, and Alcohol
Minor: Animal death and Terminal illness
4.0
- Direct, read between the lines, reflective writing style
- Bumbling, morally good, questionable, underdog characters
- Multiple suspects red herrings
- (very) amateur sleuthing, jumping to conclusions
- Inner demons
- Revenge
- Exploitative documentaries
- Mental health struggles, prejudice, second-hand embarassments
- Accusations, betrayals, and the dark side of human nature
- Down the rabbit hole descent into madness or detail-oriented investigator?
- Misfits navigating daily life
- Popcorn thriller schemes
- Serial killer whodunit
Graphic: Ableism, Bullying, and Mental illness
Moderate: Confinement, Death, Misogyny, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, and Murder
Minor: Gore, Suicide, and Blood
Did not finish book. Stopped at 38%.
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Death, Vomit, and Murder
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
- Invisible in the room (third person)
- Cozy fantasy with high stakes moments
- Wholesome grumpy-sunshine sapphic romance
- Cursed family line
- Witchy slice-of-life
- Loss, protection, duty, and legacy
- Childhood friends reunited
- Alternate universe history feels
- Lyrical, sensory, whimsical writing style
- Mix of cynical, adorable, likeable, grouchy, and morally good characters
- Slow burn day-in-the-life turned good vs evil high stakes action
- Witchy friendship adventures and found family
- How far would you go for true love?
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Sexual content, Blood, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Miscarriage, Vomit, and Pregnancy
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
- Deep in the character’s mind, overhearing thoughts, observing from afar (mix of first and third person)
- Knowing more than the main characters (mostly)
- Crushing on the boss
- Quirky Fargo-esque small town conspiracies
- Mother-daughter dynamics and misunderstandings
- Unsettling, cheesy, breezy writing style
- Bumbling, chaotic, questionable, and villainous characters
- Accusations, competitions, scandal, and gossip
- Behind the scenes of a reality home reno production
- Municipal property drama
- Popcorn mystery
Moderate: Confinement, Gun violence, and Classism
Minor: Grief and Pandemic/Epidemic
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
- Deep in a character’s mind, co-conspiring, armchair sleuthing (first person)
- Read between the lines, breezy, casual, intimate, reflective writing style
- Mix of compromised, likeable, morally ambiguous, resilient, sympathetic, and unhinged characters
- Reading emails, diary entries, filmed podcast interviews, voicemails, and poems
- Blinded by love psychological romantic suspense
- Low key (and relatable) armchair sleuthing online
- Musing, pondering over things with the main character
- Instalovey, new crush optimisms, and unrequited love
- Flip the script/re-read bonus
- The Things women do for love
- Mysterious happenings
- Whodunit, whydunit
- Nuanced fake-outs and red herrings
Moderate: Violence, Blood, Medical content, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Domestic abuse and Gun violence