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38 reviews
Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
The Golden Enclaves: A Novel by Naomi Novik
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
The Last Graduate by Naomi Novik
dark
emotional
funny
lighthearted
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik
adventurous
dark
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Neuromancer by William Gibson
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Mr. Mercedes by Stephen King
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-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
4.5
Misery by Stephen King
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
The Taking of Jake Livingston by Ryan Douglass
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Gun violence, Homophobia, Racism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, and Mass/school shootings
Moderate: Transphobia
Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll
Did not finish book. Stopped at 50%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 50%.
In its clumsy attempt to deconstruct the mythology around serial killers, Bundy specifically, and the idea of the Perfect Victim, it ends up reinforcing both.
The deaths of the women are only as tragic as they are because the women were, in the book's words, "the cream of the crop." They were the best and the brightest, and that's what makes their deaths tragic and the killer repugnant. Which just raises the question: would these deaths not have mattered if the victims hadn't been so exceptional?
The deaths of the women are only as tragic as they are because the women were, in the book's words, "the cream of the crop." They were the best and the brightest, and that's what makes their deaths tragic and the killer repugnant. Which just raises the question: would these deaths not have mattered if the victims hadn't been so exceptional?
The Ones We Burn by Rebecca Mix
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-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
3.75