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Said No One Ever

Stephanie Eding

4.25

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Wildfire

Hannah Grace

4.25

emotional hopeful medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

A Guide to the Dark

Meriam Metoui

3.0

dark tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Beautiful Cover? - Check
Queer Horror? - Check.
Creepy Motels? - Check.
Ghosts? - Check.

This book had many things I love in a YA horror. It was creepy without being terrifying (perfect for an introduction into a horror genre), but, I would say this seemed to be marketed as a sapphic horror romance, and I found it more to be a coming-of-age YA psychological horror as this novel navigates the MCs grief and it becomes a main plot point in the story.

All in all, this was a good book. I think that there were things about the story that bothered me (the most blatant one being Layla's jealousy, it drove me mental) but they didn't outshine the parts I enjoyed. Would recommend.