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The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley

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

5.0

Funeral Songs for Dying Girls by Cherie Dimaline

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sad slow-paced

2.5

An Honest Woman: A Memoir of Love and Sex Work by Charlotte Shane

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reflective

3.0

The first part of the book is more memoir. If you’re mostly interested in the weirdly endearing romance between a SW and a long term john, just skip chapters 2-4.5ish
Catherine House by Elisabeth Thomas

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challenging dark mysterious reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

TLDR: if Skins UK went to Nevermoore Academy, but intense STEM research instead of magic, and was narrated by Susanna Kayson in Girl Interrupted? The entire book feels like you’re coming off of benzos. 

It lost the plot and was just ~vibes~ from about halfway to 3/4ths, but then picked back up again. The ending reminded me a little bit of the mecha refugees in “Alibrijes”, and it left on the kind of cliffhanger where you know there’s going to be a sequel. 
Kiss Her Once for Me by Alison Cochrun

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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

I usually hate both Christmas and romance but tried something new and this was SOoooO GOOD
Somewhere Beyond the Sea by TJ Klune

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funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-paced
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling

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Read aloud with Dean, just in time for his own 8year old Christmas (I associate third grade with being introduced to HP&tSS personally hahah)
The Book Eaters by Sunyi Dean

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adventurous challenging dark funny hopeful 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Lady Macbeth by Ava Reid

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dark reflective tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated

5.0

The Near Witch by V.E. Schwab, V.E. Schwab

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

4.0