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215 reviews

Sinner by Sierra Simone

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 3%.
This has absolutely nothing to do with the quality of the book! My mom is currently battling cancer, so that plot was unfortunately too close to home for me right now.
Galatea by Madeline Miller

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dark inspiring mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

The Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston

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emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I received this book in a giveaway, and I'm so glad I did. I loved this book! It was less fluffy and fizzy than I was expecting from the cover, but I'm delighted anyway. (I don't read synopses or reviews before reading books, so I was pretty surprised at the plotline.) I really enjoyed the characters, and it was lovely to spend some time in their world. Highly recommend!
Junker Seven by Olive J. Kelley

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adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring 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? Yes

4.0

Good, solid debut! Can't wait for the next one!
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A Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor Vinge

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adventurous challenging inspiring tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

The Enforcer by Avery Keelan

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hopeful lighthearted relaxing fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

A Desolation Called Peace by Arkady Martine

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adventurous emotional inspiring tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel

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emotional mysterious reflective medium-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

4.5

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The Goshawk by T.H. White

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challenging reflective slow-paced

2.5

I liked a lot about the writing style, but I found the author too off-putting to want to spend 200 pages inside his head. It was difficult for me to get past the oblique references to deeply-held misogyny, the seeming ambivalence toward Hitler and Mussolini, and the complete idiocy of acquiring an intelligent, wild animal without knowing how the heck to care for it. If those things were excised, I would have really enjoyed the book, but unfortunately I couldn't stomach it very well.
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The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5