Darker Books
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| Platform |  | Pricing | Only free issues | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 55 | Founded | a year ago | Last Issue | 3 days ago |
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An Education in Malice
What’s the Book? An Education in Malice by S. T. Gibson
How dark is it? Eh, not that dark. Lot of sex, very little murder.
Is it good? On a scale from 1 to 10 vampire kisses. 2/10 vampire kisses. Did not love.
Man, I wanted to like this...
Mexican Gothic
hat’s the book? Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
How dark is it? Maybe a deep cloudy gray. Major haunted house vibes, family secrets, several sort-of-graphic rapey bits.
Is it good? On a scale of 1 to 10 ghosts. Solid 6/10 ghosts. I...
Moonflow
What’s the book? Moonflow by Bitter Karella
How dark is it? It’s pretty dark. Slasher movie levels of gore and some of it involves children. There’s also a lot of graphic sex but that’s generally between consenting adults.
How good is it?...
Girl Dinner
What’s the book? Girl Dinner by Olivie Blake
How dark is it? Barely. The darkness is implied and discussed but rarely seen.
How good is it? On a scale from 1 to 10 murder weapons of choice? Pretty low. Maybe 3 knives. At best.
As you can...
Mirrored Heavens
Spoiler alert: Mirrored Heavens is the third book in Rebecca Roanhorse’s Between the Earth and the Sky series and I can’t discuss this one without spoiling the first two. If you haven’t read Black Sun and Fevered Star (review here), go do t...
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