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Sundial by Catriona Ward

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dark mysterious tense medium-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

3.25

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I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

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challenging emotional reflective sad slow-paced

3.0

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They Were Here Before Us by Eric LaRocca

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

2.0

I hated “Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke” and I hated this one decidedly less. 

Now that I’ve had time to process: I was not a fan of the first story mostly because I’m not super into the
anthropomorphism of insects
but it was written very well. The second story was alright but I’m not sure that a story that perpetuates the
gay men as zoophiles
ideology is… super cool but maybe I’m missing some underlying moral or something. Loved the third story’s karmic retribution even if it was a tough read at first. Fourth story was okay. Fifth story did not do it for me, again I wasn’t sure how to feel about the perpetration of
queer folk being sexual predators
and I think if not written by a fellow queer person it would’ve really rubbed me the wrong way. Loved the last story, very
cosmic horror
that I wasn’t expecting but am certainly not mad at! I do like LaRocca’s writing style and it felt that they had more of a voice this time. I did read it on KU but wouldn’t have been mad about spending money on it like last time LOL… 
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A Head Full of Ghosts by Paul Tremblay

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

3.0

Flesh and Blood by Andrew Shanahan

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adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful tense medium-paced

2.5

Stolen Tongues by Felix Blackwell

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

3.0

Winterset Hollow by Jonathan Edward Durham

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challenging dark tense medium-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? No

3.5

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The Last House on Needless Street by Catriona Ward

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adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

Genuinely the first TikTok recommendation I’ve enjoyed. 
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Before and After by Andrew Shanahan

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challenging dark emotional funny hopeful sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Just wasn't for me. Ben is a sympathetic, likeable, relatable protagonist - he's funny too, but it takes some time to see it, as in the beginning he reads kind of clinical. I'm sure that's part of the point but it was a little hard to get into at first because of it. The pacing was just a little odd. I wasn't a fan of the zombies either; I appreciate a unique take on them but they felt more like comedy relief and less like a serious threat. The
leg scene
was a little much and even though you kinda knew it was coming it didn't prepare you for how graphic that one specific bit was. There's a specific plot point revealed near the end that kind of blindsided me and it felt pointless in a way? I guess again it was a pacing issue, but overall not a bad read. Very pleased that
the dog doesn't die
!!
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Fairy Tale by Stephen King

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adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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