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Slayers: A Buffyverse Story by Amber Benson, Christopher Golden

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

5.0

I put off listening to this for a long time, because I was scared I wouldn't enjoy it...but it proved to be *so good*.
Absolutely gutted there won't be a sequel, I loved the focus on these characters, & the directions this could've gone in.
Hoping the upcoming Buffy TV series includes this as canon?
Highly recommend this to any Buffy fans :)
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Bookshops & Bonedust by Travis Baldree

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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? No

5.0

High Vaultage by Chris Sugden, Jen Sugden

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adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

Lights! Camera! Mayhem! by Jodi Taylor

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adventurous funny fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

The Serpent Under by Bonnie MacBird

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adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

MacBird's Holmes tales are always excellent - and this one was particularly good!  Recommend this to all Holmes fans - whether they've read her particular works before, or not :)
The Gilded Wolves by Roshani Chokshi

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adventurous mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

The Cinnamon Bun Book Store by Laurie Gilmore

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lighthearted medium-paced

5.0

Graveyard Shift by M.L. Rio

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dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix

5.0

Read this after a night of insomnia, whilst out picking mushrooms in an attempt to ground my brain (got the audio, so I could 'read' in 1 go).
Literally couldn't have been more perfect.
Opium and Absinthe by Lydia Kang

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adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes

5.0

A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking by T. Kingfisher

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adventurous funny medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

A fun adventure from the multi-talented T. Kingfisher.  A comedy - but one that maintains the author's reflectiveness on Kingdoms, war & ordinary people - seen elsewhere in their works.
I really enjoyed this, & will also be recommending this to my pre-teen, a rare book that is perfect for that age group, but not childish in the slightest.