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The Witches of Moonshyne Manor by Bianca Marais

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adventurous funny hopeful inspiring 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

Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute by Talia Hibbert

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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

Over My Dead Body by Sweeney Boo

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adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik

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adventurous challenging dark emotional tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

I actually dnfed this at 90% because I simply couldn’t take being that bored anymore. I really liked the first 100 pages of this, but no. This got SO SLOW and meandering. I can’t believe I’m in the minority. I’m so sorry but 💀

Demon in the Wood Graphic Novel by Leigh Bardugo

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adventurous dark emotional fast-paced

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

5.0

When the Stars Go Dark by Paula McLain

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adventurous dark emotional informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

This is such an interesting thriller. I think it’s strength is the way it teaches us about kidnapping, child abuse, neglect, rape and etc without taking away from the story or being remotely boring ( as if the topics could ever be but you get my meaning.)The writing is exceptional and it makes the book fly by. You care for these characters even if you don’t really love them. The reveal is lacklustre in execution but the plot behind it is phenomenal. Highly recommend to anyone!

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The Bodyguard by Katherine Center

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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

My Cat Loki manga volume 1 by Bettina M. Kurkoski

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dark funny lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

I didn’t hate this it just wasn’t my cup of tea!

Meredith, Alone by Claire Alexander

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challenging dark emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective sad tense slow-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

4.0

Moonstruck Vol. 1: Magic to Brew by Grace Ellis, Clayton Cowles, Caitlin Quirk

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adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0