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33 reviews

The Quiet at the End of the World by Lauren James

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4.0

The Keys to Kindness by Claudia Hammond

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3.0

Dust Child by Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai

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challenging dark emotional informative relaxing sad fast-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

4.25

What You Are Looking For is in the Library by Michiko Aoyama

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hopeful inspiring lighthearted fast-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

5.0

A cozy and enjoyable series of 5 short stories all about finding a new direction when life doesn’t go to plan. 

Love the closeness of the local community and the opportunities they gave each other. 

The Memory Police by Yōko Ogawa

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emotional mysterious reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes

4.25

Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

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emotional lighthearted mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

Hercule Poirot's Silent Night by Sophie Hannah

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

4.0

The Seven or Eight Deaths of Stella Fortuna by Juliet Grames

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

4.0

Confident Women: Swindlers, Grifters, and Shapeshifters of the Feminine Persuasion by Tori Telfer

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emotional funny informative fast-paced

3.0

A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini

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dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25