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304 reviews

Manhattan Cult Story: My Unbelievable True Story of Sex, Crimes, Chaos, and Survival by Spencer Schneider

5.0

Listen for the Lie by Amy Tintera

dark mysterious reflective 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

3.75

The Chamber by Will Dean

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

Will Dean, you’ve done it again. You’ve had us holding our breath, literally underwater.

Well researched, fast paced, edge of your seat waiting to see what happened and who did it.

This is my second read by Dean, and it was everything I expected after reading The Last One. 

Solid 4.5 stars! 

Camp Lanier by Sylvester Barzey

dark mysterious tense fast-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? No

3.0

A Well Trained Wife: My Escape from Christian Patriarchy by Tia Levings

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective fast-paced

4.0

The Main Character by Jaclyn Goldis

slow-paced

• 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? Yes

2.5

My rating is 2.5 stars. I felt bored through the whole story. The first 75% of the book was character development where nothing really happened and I almost DNF’d this three separate times. 

The writing and ending was good as that is the reason for my stars, but I wasn’t wowed. It did end pretty abruptly.

If you like slow burn with HEAVY character development you’ll probably like this. 

Thank you NetGalley and Atria for this eARC in exchange for my honest review. 

Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Nineteen Claws and a Black Bird by Agustina Bazterrica

4.5

Trippy by Ernesto Londoño

challenging dark emotional informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Medical content, and Suicide attempt

The Luminaries by Susan Dennard

4.0