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The Visitor by Sergio Gomez

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

4.75

What a Novella! It's amazing when an author can get me to care about characters so much in such a short amount of time. Tears I tell you, tears!!! I loved this book, highly reccomend for a christmas horror. 
Alone for Christmas by Tuesday Harper

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

3.75

A quick and dirty erotic story! Very sexy and loved the scenario! Would have loved it even longer. 
I'll Be Alone For Christmas by Kristin Mulligan

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adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I actually really enjoyed this! It's giving Home Alone, but a woman who refuses to go down without a fight. Fast paced and fun christmas thriller! 
Xmas Break by J.E. Rowney

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mysterious tense fast-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

2.0

I'm not even sure why I finished this... Probably because it's such a quick read? It was predictable, cheesy, and confusingly written 
The Christmas Guest by Peter Swanson

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adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

Oh I loved this little christmas thriller! It had a twist I 100% did not expect and I loved it! 

This is about Ashley who is studying in London where she gets invited to a classmates home for Christmas. Through Ashley's diary we get to see her holiday experiance, the good and the bad. 

A perfect little christmas thriller read! Highly reccomend. 
The Twisted Ones by T. Kingfisher

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dark funny 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? It's complicated

5.0

A unique folk horror with hilarious and endearing characters, and horrifying creatures. 

I loved this book so much. The fmc, Mouse is so relatable and so dang funny. The way she makes every inconvenience and horror funny, really makes this book. I'm also realizing T. Kingfisher can really write characters well. The way she makes me care about even the goth batista is phenomenal. 

This is so worth the read!! Please pick it up!
This Skin Was Once Mine and Other Disturbances by Eric LaRocca

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

4.0

I loved this!! Bite sizes queer horror, perfect for a days read. I will say the first one blew me out of the water so the rest paled a little in comparison. 
The Cabin at the End of the World by Paul Tremblay

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

3.5

Well, I thought I was going to love this book about 40% of the way through. However, I feel like it ended up falling a little flat for me. I think it built up and built up, then steadily fell without a real climax or resolution. 

Wen is an autistic and adorable girl, and I love Andrew and Eric's banter. Leonard, as well at the others are all interesting characters too. The premise is AMAZING, which makes it such a bummer it fell so flat. Other then the graphic scenes, I'm not so sure this ticks the horror box for me either. I just really wanted more. 
The House Across the Lake by Riley Sager

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mysterious tense fast-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

5.0

This may be my favorite Riley Sager Book. The twists in this one were so well done and perfectly timed. Although I knew one major one, everything else just blew me away. Highly reccomend!!
Deadstream by Mar Romasco-Moore

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 10%.
I DNF this book at 10% because it is genuinely not for me. So I will not be giving a star rating. 

It is very much written in chat speak and stream speak, live as if your watching it actually happening. Time stamps and everything. I personally don't think it works, but im sure some will love it.