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The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins

5.0

You'd Be Home Now by Kathleen Glasgow

challenging 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

5.0

No quite literally no words

The Cheerleaders by Kara Thomas

adventurous emotional medium-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

4.0

The Cheerleaders was a wonderful listen. Considering how engrossed I got in the story only 30 minutes in or so. This was a masterful story and I really enjoyed it. 

Beyond the Filigree Wall by Melissa Wright

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-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

3.0

Quite honestly, I think this book was just ok. 

I think, with most of the plot being a mystery (like how Etta isn't actually Etta for most of the book) and I didn't enjoy that aspect a whole lot. The dynamics of the story from the plot summary were kind of missing and now, to be quite frank, made the book a little less enjoyable

⭐️⭐️⭐️

The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake

adventurous dark mysterious tense 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

I don't even know what to say at this point 

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Bitterthorn by Kat Dunn

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense 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

4.5

For a book that was pitched to me as a 'lesbian beauty and the beast' Bitterthorn was so much more. Even for all of the romance appeal (and believe me I swooned) Bittterthorn was nothing short of a beautiful tale of loneliness and the price of love. 

Despite that, I think the middle was a little bit of a slog and was very slice-of-life like,  which bothered me due to the fantasy. 

I love love love love this book. 
4.5 ⭐️

A Study in Drowning by Ava Reid

adventurous emotional medium-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

4.5

This book is magical. Completely and utterly magical

Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted 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

3.0

I’m not entirely sure I got it

The Last Graduate by Naomi Novik

adventurous dark emotional tense 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

5.0

This was absolutely magnificent but OH MY GOD THAT ENDING

The Summer Switch-Off by Beth Reekles

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.0

This is genuinely a case of 'it's not you, it's me'