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Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant

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adventurous tense medium-paced

2.75

This felt like a cheesy action or horror movie where there are plot holes everywhere, stereotypical characters, shoddy writing, but a plot that’s cool and exciting enough to keep it all going. 
Jamaica Inn by Daphne du Maurier

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

4.25

Big Swiss by Jen Beagin

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

3.75

I get the feeling that this book would eventually be worth a second read. I feel like lots of it would become more meaningful once you know the context of Greta’s emotions, which you don’t truly find out until the very end. A good exploration of a very messy and traumatised person, and the author’s humour managed to make a deeply unlikeable character endearing enough to root for. A bit of an unsatisfying ending but I think that was purposefully done - self-development and healing from deep trauma rarely has a satisfying conclusion. 
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Heft by Liz Moore

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

4.5

This book has left me sitting with a lot of sadness, but it was so beautiful. The depiction of each character’s mental health struggles was written realistically and with a lot of compassion. I would have loved there to be more direct interactions between Kel and Arthur but I appreciate how so much connection was created between them without their knowledge and despite their lack of contact. I feel like I’ll be thinking of the main cast of characters for a long time. 
The Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood

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

3.25

Nevada by Imogen Binnie

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

3.5

Bunny by Mona Awad

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challenging dark tense medium-paced
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  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

This was exactly as weird and confusing as everyone has been saying. It’s not one I’d pick up again but I enjoyed it and the way it made my brain melt. Very clever writing and as someone who’s never formally studied creative writing, the book gives a hilarious perspective and insight into that world. 
A Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky Chambers

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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

4.75

It’s like Becky Chambers managed the capture the feeling of a perfect cup of tea, or a fuzzy blanket on a rainy day, or getting into bed with freshly washed sheets, and somehow transformed these feelings into book form
A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers

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hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced
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  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

“I’m just gonna read the first chapter and then put it down for the day” I said. After a couple of hours and existential crises, the book is finished and I can safely say that it’s a must-read and one that I will 100% be returning to (after I’ve read the sequel). A phenomenal book on the importance of granting yourself permission to just exist and appreciate the beauty in your existence, despite the world around you trying to convince you that your mere existence is not enough. 
All Change by Elizabeth Jane Howard

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emotional reflective 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