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24 reviews

Wild by Cheryl Strayed

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adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

5.0

Weyward by Emilia Hart

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

4.0

Cola Boy by Ryan Battles

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adventurous dark funny medium-paced

4.0

The Only One Left by Riley Sager

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

2.75

Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin

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challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes

5.0

Venice by Jan Morris

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informative inspiring relaxing slow-paced

4.5

The Bookseller of Inverness by S.G. MacLean

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adventurous mysterious reflective tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No

3.5

All the Words: A Year of Reading about Writing by Kristen Tate

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funny informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

5.0

Such a useful resource for writers. As an experienced editor, Tate brings down-to-earth insights to her reviews of a comprehensive selection of books for writers. Each short chapter gives a summary of a writing craft book, along with her suggestions of where its advice fits in a writer’s process and how it will (or might not!) help. Any writer who doesn’t know where to start with all the how-to-write books out there would do well to start with this one. It’s also a handy index of resources for a writer at any stage.
The Hollow Sea by Annie Kirby

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dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0