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Toilet-Bound Hanako-Kun, Vol. 1 by AidaIro

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dark funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Barbarian's Choice by Ruby Dixon

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1.0

Barbarian's Hope by Ruby Dixon

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2.0

Death and the Sisters by Heather Redmond

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dark mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.0

Thank you, Kensington, for the free ARC in exchange for this honest review!

I was really looking forward to this book when I received it as an ARC from Kensington. Mystery reimaginings that involve an author or famous fictional character from history are among my favorites to read: The Murder of Mr Wickham, A Study in Scarlet Women, The Mystery of Mrs Christie, to name a few. However, the historical accuracy in this book left a sour taste in my mouth at times.

Mary Shelley met her husband, Percy, at 16 years old while he was already married to another woman and 5 years her senior. Their romantic subplot throughout this book distracted me from the mystery at hand because I never need my historical fiction to be *that* accurate. My skin crawled every time they were in a scene together.

Regarding the mystery, there was some strong plotting, but I ultimately found the book to be missing key fair play elements to ensure that the ending reveal would be satisfying.

Given, Vol. 3 by Natsuki Kizu

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emotional inspiring lighthearted reflective sad fast-paced