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If You Tell by Gregg Olsen

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

2.5

Not that great of writing. I'm actually mad at how the girls waited so long to finally speak up about the horrors that took place in the home. Never bothering to tell anyone at school, Sammi going and telling Shelly that Shane had photos of Cathy. No one deserved to die and could of been avoided

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Violence, Physical abuse, Torture, Medical trauma, and Confinement

Cujo by Stephen King

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

If only people got their dogs rabies shots maybe this tradegy wouldn't of happened. Donna should if stayed home rather than try to bring her car up to Joe Chambers garage far off the beaten path of town

A Full Moon in August by Joseph H. Randolph

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective 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? No

4.5

Such a heartfelt story. You never know what someone went through in the past and sometimes you learn life lessons by just listening to a stranger talk to you on a train ride. 

The Risk by S.T. Abby

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny informative mysterious reflective sad tense 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? Yes

4.5

Running to read the rest of the series now. Serial killer falls in love with an fbi agent yes please. 

Want to Know a Secret? by Freida McFadden

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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

3.75

Had the main twist figured out, I've read enough Frieda books to know the pattern of her writing. The twist in the epilouge was a surprise though 

Vicious by L.J. Shen

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.0

Trauma and rich doesn't mean you need to be an asshole. 

Shark Heart: A Love Story by Emily Habeck

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

The author takes the question "would you still love me as a worm?" And transforms it into its own world of people changing into different species. It tells the story of how strong your love has to be and makes you question if you would still be with the person you are with if they were different. It was an amazing read. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief

Minor: Drug use, Addiction, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Suicidal thoughts

Defy by L.J. Shen

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted tense fast-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

4.0

Great start to the series sinners of Saint. The writing does seem a bit juvenile but maybe that's because the author was trying to put so much into such a small book. 

One By One by Freida McFadden

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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

2.0

Very predictable. Had no shock value at all not even in the epilouge where most of her big huge twists happen. Was a fast read though and did keep my attention, I had to know if my prediction from the beginning was correct. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Toxic friendship, Blood, and Gaslighting

The Fabric of our Souls by K.M. Moronova

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad 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

So emotional and deep. I am glad they found each other, but that ending ruined me. Need more of lanston's backstory and also more on maybe liam's family and how they came to hate him even from before that happened 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Sexual content, Medical content, Blood, Car accident, Gore, and Murder