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415 reviews

Adelaide by Genevieve Wheeler

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challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-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

5.0

Someone Else's Shoes by Jojo Moyes

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 4%.
Just…no 
Songs of the Humpback Whale by Jodi Picoult

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 23%.
Chapter 16…if you read this book you get it. If you didn’t read this book in chapter 16 we see a 15 YO girl run away to be with a man she loves who is 10 years older than her and she has only known for a week. No thank you. 
Barbarian's Prize by Ruby Dixon

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emotional hopeful lighthearted 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

4.0

Things We Never Got Over by Lucy Score

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emotional medium-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

3.5

Age of Vice by Deepti Kapoor

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challenging dark emotional tense medium-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

4.5

A Wilderness of Stars by Shea Ernshaw

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

2.5

Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng

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challenging dark hopeful informative reflective tense slow-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

Their Birthday Present by Rosie Danan

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fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character

5.0

The Roommate by Rosie Danan

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hopeful lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0