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201 reviews

Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll

emotional hopeful sad medium-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? It's complicated

4.5

Should be required reading for any true crime fan

The Devil and Mrs. Davenport by Paulette Kennedy

dark mysterious 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? Yes

4.5

I could NOT put this book down no matter how hard I tried.  A super exciting and tense build up to a satisfying ending. I’m officially the founding member of the Dr Curtis Hansen fan club; thank you to Paulette Kennedy for providing me with another fictional man to fall in love with. 

Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt

hopeful medium-paced

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

4.25

Elena Knows by Claudia Piñeiro

challenging reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

The Lost Bookshop by Evie Woods

hopeful mysterious medium-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

3.75

A sweet story with loveable characters. I found the writing to be a little cheesy at times and it got off to a slow start but I couldn’t put it down in the second half. 

Tender Is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica

dark emotional medium-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

The writing is excellent and I completely appreciate this book for what it is but also kind of wish I hadn’t read it. 

Horrified by the ending, have felt literally queasy whilst reading and I had to skip the chapter

where the teenagers were killing the puppies because I guess the factory farming of humans is something I can cope with but not puppy killing

I will never be returning to this book but I’m glad my curiosity about it has been satisfied

Fingersmith by Sarah Waters

emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn

dark tense medium-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

3.75

Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood

dark reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

All the Murmuring Bones by A.G. Slatter

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

2.75

The second half of the book made up for the first half, which was slow and took some random turns which didn’t really add to the overall plot nor was all that interesting in terms of world-building. I enjoyed the tension towards the end and wish more focus had been placed on Blackwater.