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196 reviews

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab

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adventurous challenging emotional inspiring mysterious 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

5.0

The Crescent Moon Tearoom by Stacy Sivinski

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emotional lighthearted mysterious reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q. Sutanto

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adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

The Female Persuasion by Meg Wolitzer

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

3.5

Babel by R.F. Kuang

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adventurous challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective tense fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

Engrossing, human, powerful. I couldn’t put it down. 
Natalie Tan's Book of Luck and Fortune by Roselle Lim

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

2.0

Loved the concept and the food references, but the writing style wasn’t my jam. Quick read so I finished it. 
Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

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adventurous dark informative mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Girl Waits with Gun by Amy Stewart

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adventurous informative mysterious tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

Very Good, Jeeves! by P.G. Wodehouse

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 39%.
Lent it to friend who needed a laugh more than I. Great book though!
The Duke and I by Julia Quinn

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 51%.
So boring. Didn’t want to spend time with any of the characters, they’re all in their own way. I love a period piece and historical fiction, and a bit of spice even, but this didn’t do it for me on any of those things.