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The Warrior Retreat

4.5

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Military horror is something I normally don't pick up. It hits too close to home. I never served myself, but my family is heavily military and I'm a bit too familiar with the aftermath of war. That being said, I'm really glad I read it. I wanted to stand up and cheer when Mr. Lynch wrote about how our veterans are mistreated after coming home. There is also a great story in this very well-written book. I'm looking forward to reading more by the author.

Psycho

Robert Bloch

4.25

dark mysterious tense fast-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

One of Us

Craig DiLouie

5.0

challenging dark emotional sad tense 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: No

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Video Night

Adam Cesare

4.0

adventurous dark funny tense fast-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: No

Odd Adventures with your Other Father

Norman Prentiss

5.0

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad 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: No

Useless Creatures

Jay Bower

3.0

dark tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Until Summer Comes Around

Glenn Rolfe

4.0

dark mysterious 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: No

The Narrows

Ronald Malfi

4.25

dark mysterious tense medium-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: No

Tales My Grandmother Told Me

Heather Miller

4.25

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

I really enjoyed this collection of short stories by Heather Miller. It was very easy to imagine these tales by told around a roaring campfire or by flashlight on a dark and stormy night. My favorite story was Safe House. Miller perfectly captured the feeling of irrational fear (and not so irrational) when you're a child. Highly recommended.

Schizoid

Matthew Tait

5.0

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-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

The story of a man who commits suicide and wakes up in a world of his own creation, straight out of an unfinished book was a very intriguing premise. Metafiction can get messy quite quickly, but this was handled quite deftly and came to a satisfying conclusion. It's also very well written and the world building is fantastic. I'm looking forward to reading more titles by Matthew Tait.

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