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The Secret Diary of Laura Palmer by Jennifer Lynch

The Secret Diary of Laura Palmer

Jennifer Lynch

4.5
challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
The Spirit Bares Its Teeth by Andrew Joseph White

The Spirit Bares Its Teeth

Andrew Joseph White

4.0
adventurous challenging emotional medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
Love Lies Bleeding by Edmund Crispin

Love Lies Bleeding

Edmund Crispin

2.75
lighthearted mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
More Tales for the Midnight Hour by Judith Bauer Stamper

More Tales for the Midnight Hour

Judith Bauer Stamper

2.5
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
Shiang by C.F. Iggulden

Shiang

C.F. Iggulden

2.5
adventurous slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
Lost in the Garden by Adam S. Leslie

Lost in the Garden

Adam S. Leslie

2.75
mysterious tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
Swan Song by Edmund Crispin

Swan Song

Edmund Crispin

3.0
lighthearted mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
The Story of a Goat by Perumal Murugan

The Story of a Goat

Perumal Murugan

3.0
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
The Pan Book of Horror Stories by L.P. Hartley, Bram Stoker, A.L. Barker, C.S. Forester, Fielden Hughes, Chris Massie, Alan Wykes, Muriel Spark, Angus Wilson, Herbert van Thal, Flavia Richardson, Hazel Heald, Peter Fleming, Jack Finney, Seabury Quinn, Nigel Kneale, Hester Holland, Hamilton Macallister, Oscar Cook, Joan Aiken, George Fielding Eliot, Noel Langley, Anthony Vercoe

The Pan Book of Horror Stories

L.P. Hartley, Bram Stoker, A.L. Barker, C.S. Forester, Fielden Hughes, Chris Massie, Alan Wykes, Muriel Spark, Angus Wilson, Herbert van Thal, Flavia Richardson, Hazel Heald, Peter Fleming, Jack Finney, Seabury Quinn, Nigel Kneale, Hester Holland, Hamilton Macallister, Oscar Cook, Joan Aiken, George Fielding Eliot, Noel Langley, Anthony Vercoe

3.0
dark medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
The Guest by Emma Cline

The Guest

Emma Cline

3.5
challenging dark tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes