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104 reviews

The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women by Kate Moore

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challenging dark emotional informative medium-paced

5.0

Last Days by Adam L.G. Nevill

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

4.25

Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

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dark emotional 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

4.25

House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas

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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
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense 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? No

5.0

One of my favorite books, it reads like a dream. It can be a little hard to follow unless you go in with an open mind and know that this is a piece of *weird* fiction. What Vandermeer excels at most here is truly making Area X feel like a dreamscape or a nightmare. It’s a book that is worth reading more than once. 
House of Sky and Breath by Sarah J. Maas

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

2.0

Honestly, I was disappointed by this one. The writing was pretty clunky in the beginning and didn’t start to get a good flow with more distinct characterization until halfway through. Of the
surprise twists
, I saw
two
coming from a mile away and
how is it that all these main characters are able to find their one true mates, something that’s supposed to be rare? And why are their mates always someone really plot heavy? Why can’t literally anyone mate with, like, the barista they met the other day?


I went into this book for a fun, what I call “potato chip read.” But by the end I wanted to be done so I could read something that felt less hashed together and more edited. Nothing against SJM, glad she’s doing well. I just think this book needed another set of eyes before going to the printers.  
To Sleep in a Sea of Stars by Christopher Paolini

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adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious tense 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

4.75

Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

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adventurous emotional funny inspiring tense 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

The Hollow Places by T. Kingfisher

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

4.25

Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr

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adventurous challenging hopeful inspiring 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