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Наші приховані дари by Caroline O'Donoghue

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Лісова пісня by Lesya Ukrainka

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emotional mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Adele by Leïla Slimani

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

2.5

I'm sorry for Richard and I hate Adèle. I understand that she might be unhappy with her current life and she got married and had a kid because "she must", but there are other ways to change your life and be happy, cheating is not an option. Richard deserves better. Cheating can't be justified. Even though I might relate to her in a way, understanding her will to escape reality and her daily life, to be something more than just a woman with her stereotypical functions in society, this wasn't the right way to handle things.

I also didn't like obsession on russia throughout the book. 
The Priest: A Gothic Romance by Thomas M. Disch

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 52%.
It's boring. I just skip the text rather than actually read it and then try to understand what's happening. 
Наталка Полтавка. Москаль-чарівник by Іван Котляревський

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

4.5