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- 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
1.5
- The main character’s inner monologue was repetitive and over-explainy. In that way where it’s obvious to the reader when a hint drops what could be happening, and then we have to read the main character go on and on about it in the wrong direction. So even in tense moments, I was eye-rolling and knocked out of the story.
- Elements of the story seemed like an afterthought thrown in for convenience. It felt like the main character was wishy washy and weak when it was convenient for the plot, then suddenly assertive and determined when that persona was no longer convenient.
- Frustrating, clunky writing style. In my mind’s eye this was playing out like bad acting the way the dialogue was written. ~Character says something.~ ~Long pause.~ ~Character checks script, realizes they are supposed to be getting angry, so screams the next line.~
- Overusing the heavily hinting withholding trope for suspense. The main character spends page after page agonizing over mundane details, and then for significant past events gives only vague hints and no depth.
- The kid was used as a plot device to stall progress way too much. Like constantly interrupting or doing annoying things every time the main character was having an important conversation, or we were about to get a reveal.
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
- Extracurriculars quest
- Opposites attract besties
- Body confident, glam, imperfect main character
- Growing up in an activist fam
- Heart in the right place scheming
- Developing interests that differ from your friends
- Parents as obstacles to interests and true self
- Prove the parents wrong
- Trying to balance schoolwork, team sport, and friendship
- Bouts of self-doubt
- Parents admitting their mistakes
- Main character talking to us, giving us insight into her feelings, thoughts, and motivations and plans.
Graphic: Homophobia, Lesbophobia, and Abandonment
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
- Reality dating competition behind the scenes with a touch of satire
- Pick Me competitor dynamics
- Haunted or rigged?
- Sapphic & close proximity romances
- Sprinkling of crew drama, unethical production, throuple love, backstabbing, show in shambles hanging on by a thread
- Isolated by weather
- Medical horror, mysterious infections
- Stay out of the woods supernatural survival thriller
- Destiny, seance, messages from beyond the grave
- Exploring love, resilience, and what makes a relationship thrive
- Descent into madness
- Third person narration, watching the scenes unfold.
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Sexual content, Medical content, and Alcohol
Minor: Death of parent and Fire/Fire injury
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
- Grifting con couple
- Unexpected sidekick, hesitant friendships
- Fleeing abuse
- Retracing their steps missing person mystery
- #vanlife gone wrong
- Men behaving badly
- Hints of unhinged and unreliable narrators
- Psychological mystery suspense
- Piecing together the puzzle, red herrings
- Books to read while camping, on road trips, or travelling
- Exploration of healing and transformation
- Thrown in the story, watching things unfold, overhearing character thoughts
- Real-world worldbuilding
- Social commentary about the normalization of predatory males, ‘safety’, and violence against women
Graphic: Domestic abuse and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Grief, Murder, and Alcohol
Minor: Child abuse, Rape, Abortion, and Abandonment
Did not finish book. Stopped at 51%.
- I couldn’t get invested in the story and it was hard for me to feel anything for the characters.
- The plot felt like a list of points interspersed with reminders of how miserable Sloane is.
- The pacing was painfully slow, and Sloane’s self-reflective inner monologues and lack of character development (so far) didn’t help.
- Vampire elements were cartoonish, not creepy or sexy.
- I don’t hate insta-love, but this one wasn’t working for me.
- The romances felt corny and cheesy. Even the sex scenes and gore felt more cringe than shocking or spicy, and not in a fun, campy way—just awkward.
- The audiobook wasn’t mixed well. The volumes are all over the place and it would get really clear and louder randomly.
Graphic: Sexual content, Blood, Murder, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Confinement, Infidelity, and Toxic relationship
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
- Fashion as art
- Insufferable, entitle rich people get theirs
- Ominous get-out energy
- Transactional romance
- Isolated island setting
- Patriarchal Ick
- Rotted bloodlines
- Mutinous uprising
- Revenge fantasy
- Hitchcockian Hunt with a twist
- Retribution body and social horror
- Sensory, vibey atmosphere
Graphic: Gore, Blood, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Incest, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual violence
Minor: Rape, Vomit, Abortion, and Fire/Fire injury
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
- #cancelled main character
- Whirlwind romance unraveling
- Romanticized internet embargo gone wrong
- Descriptive world building with floorplan/layout included
- Shitty stepkid + delusional dad drama
- Snark and sabotage
- Naïve, ‘dumb’ character decisions
- Dramatic cat-and-mouse action-survival scenes
- Dark and stormy night isolated by the storm settings
- Books to read on cloudy days or in the forest
- Third person narrator getting the MC's feels and ponderings.
Graphic: Grief, Death of parent, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Eating disorder, Mental illness, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Car accident
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, 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
- Touch of nonsensical storytelling
- Casual, direct writing style
- Memoir-style main character speaking directly to the reader
- Steampunk-ish alternate but recognizable universe
- Bizarre, outdated, surreal, and oppressive atmospheres
- Mix of modern life, not-too-distant future, and Victorian traditions
- Fast paced, short chapters with mixed media
- Psychological and symbolic journeys
- Swipes of dark humour and sharp wit
- Rewatching childhood via security cams
- Teen dating fails, let’s not meet
- Coming of age, coming out punk opera poetry
- Songs in books
- Found family and friendship stories
- Overcoming generational trauma and oppressive systems
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Infidelity
Minor: Sexual harassment and War
Did not finish book. Stopped at 35%.
- 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
4.5
- Fleeing the scene of an embarrassment
- Summer job challenges and friendship dynamics
- Pressured-to-be-perfect historical family study with dark secrets
- Same place, different times
- Truth is stranger than fiction pseudoscience
- Isolated island, dark and stormy night
- Closed circle murder mystery, gathering the suspects
- Tragic accident…or was it
- Exploration of parental bias and expectations, nature vs nurture, dangers of pseudoscience and misunderstanding scientific processes, morality and making things right
- Flip the script reveals
- Books where you feel like you’re tagging along with the MC, getting their thoughts as an aside
- Ghost in the room observing the past chapters
- Coming-of-age seasonal and who-to-choose romantic conflict
Graphic: Child death, Death, and Alcohol
Moderate: Racism, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Classism
Minor: Drug use, Sexual content, Suicide, and Vomit