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If It Bleeds by Stephen King

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

3.0

Mr Harrigan's Phone: 🤷‍♀️ waa not as scary as i thought it would be
The Life if Chuck: 😭 spectacular give me 14 of them right now
If It Bleeds: 😱🫤 Loved the callback to The Outsider, but after a while i just wanted it to be over already
Rat: 🐀 short, sweet, and rat to the point
Bad Dreams in the Night by Adam Ellis

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dark tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? N/A
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

we love a 'green ribbon' moment 💚
The Haunting of Alma Fielding: A True Ghost Story by Kate Summerscale

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dark mysterious slow-paced

3.0

not exactly what i thought it was going to be, but it was an interesting look at spiritualism and how it relates to psychological advancements and real-world political conflict
A Dark and Drowning Tide by Allison Saft

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adventurous mysterious tense 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? It's complicated

4.0

could have been longer with all the political intrigue, but I can't rate it any lower because the way lorelei and sylvia talk about how obsessed they are with each other is just too scrumptious 🥲
The Book of Witching by C.J. Cooke

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dark mysterious tense fast-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

4.0

good but the circumstances - the oh so historically accurate circumstances - were so frustrating i wanted to scream 😅
Moby Dyke: An Obsessive Quest To Track Down The Last Remaining Lesbian Bars In America by Krista Burton

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emotional hopeful inspiring slow-paced

3.75

got a little repetitive as the author kinda made the same revelations about queer community at each bar she visited, but i ultimately didn't mind because i so desperately wanted to hang out at each of those bars 😭
The Guy She Was Interested in Wasn't a Guy at All, Vol. 1 by Sumiko Arai

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emotional funny hopeful 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? It's complicated

4.25

i want what they have 😭😭😭
Little Eve by Catriona Ward

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

3.75

Skull-Face Bookseller Honda-San, Vol. 1 by Honda

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funny lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? N/A
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

as a bookseller, i can confirm it do be like this
Salem's Lot by Stephen King

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

3.25

i continue to stand by my thoughts on King: the man can sure write a scary scene, but he is long-winded af.
and the over-sexualization of any feminine characters is 🤢
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