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A Letter to Three Witches by Elizabeth Bass

funny lighthearted mysterious relaxing fast-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

3.0

A good cozy witchy read with Halloween and small town vibes.
I really enjoyed reading it but already forgot most of it.

I still recommend it to anyone looking for good vibes books or in a reading slump.

Old Man's War by John Scalzi

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adventurous emotional funny fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

Mamie Luger by Benoit Philippon

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dark funny tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

I overall liked this book and found it both funny and sad.
Having a 102 years old Grandma arrested allow for a few comics situation, it's not like threatening her to spend the rest of her life in prison has any effect, her life is already long enough.

My main negative feedback is about the hypersexualisation of the main character, with graphic details. The same goal could have been achieved without that much details. This is neither innovative nor subversive. It was done way to often in all medias across the century, especially for women written by men. Nowadays, it just feels redundant, and kinda creepy.

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Yellowface by R.F. Kuang

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informative reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.5

This book was both awesome and uncomfortable. As a reader, we are used to root for the main character, the narrator. But in this book, the narrator is the protagonist, and she doesn't even realise that she is the bad guy, she is bullied and cancelled and she thinks it's an attack on herself and not her action.

On one hand the narrator actions are bad, even if they start innocently, on the other hand, the bullying she faces is also bad (regarding the fact that she fear for her safety). Putting us, the reader in this uncomfortable place, making us look at something morally wrong and showing us the injustices faced by minorities in our society is eye opening and incredible.

Legendborn by Tracy Deonn

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adventurous emotional mysterious 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? Yes

4.0

Small disclaimer for all non native English speakers, the audiobook in vinis narrated with a strong (at least for non native) southern accent. The narrator choice makes perfect sense for the book and the main character, it's just a bit harder to understand at first.

Ma vie sans gravité by Thomas Pesquet

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emotional funny informative inspiring medium-paced

3.5

L'année de grâce by Kim Liggett

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dark inspiring mysterious sad tense fast-paced