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17 reviews

Next Year in Havana by Chanel Cleeton

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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

3.75

Nice easy listen that showcases the more unspoken history of communist Cuba. Really illustrated well what it feels like to be the child of an immigrant and not feeling completely connected to your home country. 

The Vagina Bible: The Vulva and the Vagina: Separating the Myth from the Medicine by Jen Gunter

informative reflective medium-paced

4.25

An incredibly helpful and informative book about women’s health. I know I’m going to be looking back at this book in the future for reference. 

Poison for Breakfast by Lemony Snicket

adventurous funny inspiring reflective relaxing medium-paced

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

4.75

Simple. Philosophical. Somehow comforting. 

Hallowe'en Party by Agatha Christie

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

2.75

Not my favorite Agatha Christie. But as always, she finishes with a twist. 

The Things We Cannot Say by Kelly Rimmer
Did not finish book.

Tried this as an audiobook and couldn’t get into the story in small chunks. Would try as physical copy. 

The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern

adventurous mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.25

It’s the kind of story one never has all the answers to but somehow that’s ok.

A Touch of Darkness by Scarlett St. Clair

dark emotional mysterious 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

3.5

The reader becomes greatly invested in the characters from the beginning. Warning for adult content. 

The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna

adventurous 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

A very quaint and quick read. A bit of language and a few pages of adult material as a warning for those who don’t enjoy that. But overall, an enchanting read. 

The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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? It's complicated

3.75

A simple, beautiful story. 

The Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker

emotional reflective tense slow-paced

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

3.0

Slow paced but in a reflective way. I wanted to see where the characters’ thoughts led.