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Emma by Jane Austen

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

4.0

Not my favorite Jane… also I think clueless is a better movie then this is a book. For some reason it never connected with me. Loved the autistic coded Mr.wood house tho.
The Floating Admiral by Edgar Jepson, G.K. Chesterton, Dorothy L. Sayers, Freeman Wills Crofts, Victor L. Whitechurch, Milward Kennedy, G. D. H. Cole, Agatha Christie, Anthony Berkeley, John Rhode, Ronald Knox, Henry Wade, Clemence Dane, Simon Brett, Margaret Cole, The Detection Club, David Timson

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

2.5

Interesting and definitely unique, the chosen ending left something to be desired though. 
Lovesickness by Junji Ito

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dark emotional funny sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Astrid Parker Doesn't Fail by Ashley Herring Blake

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hopeful lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

I found the characters to be VERY annoying. For reference in the first book “ Delilah green doesn’t care” I found the characters equally as annoying. Almost the exact same book tbh. I don’t regret reading it as it took me less then 4 days but definitely nothing new. Was cute though.. 💖???? 
Paradise by Toni Morrison

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challenging dark reflective sad slow-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

3.75

It would take me 30 pages to properly review this book. I didn’t read the others in the series and the characters/names were VERY hard to follow! Still jaw dropping. Slay.
Poetry for Cats: The Definitive Anthology of Distinguished Feline Verse by Henry N. Beard

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medium-paced

4.25

A few I liked better then the original! Not for kids fyi.

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Vet, be not proud
Delilah Green Doesn't Care by Ashley Herring Blake

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

3.5

Annoyed me how much the author used “lavender” as a descriptor! We get it it’s gay XD. Will read other books by author tho.

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Cards on the Table by Agatha Christie

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

4.5

Soooo close to perfect! (Minus the annoying sexism and racism and one or two spots that don’t seem ressonable)