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91 reviews

In the Ravenous Dark by A.M. Strickland

adventurous dark mysterious tense 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

3.0

Palestine by Joe Sacco

challenging dark informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

Drive Your Plow over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk

adventurous dark funny mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Blood and Oil: Mohammed Bin Salman's Ruthless Quest for Global Power by Bradley Hope, Justin Scheck

challenging dark informative medium-paced

3.0

The Book of Indian Kings (Aleph Olio): Stories and Essays by Rajmohan Gandhi, Abraham Eraly, William Dalrymple, Vir Sanghvi, Kalki, Salman Rushdie, Jadunath Sarkar, Khushwant Singh, Manu S. Pillai, Romila Thapar, Namita Bhandare

informative reflective medium-paced

3.0

Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes

challenging dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Bunny by Mona Awad

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

I definitely have no idea if I liked this or not..... but it's interesting, as in the plot and narrative. But again lacks something in the end.

Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu

dark funny reflective medium-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

5.0

I love it how I didnt like this book before but I completed it today. It's a very deep conversation regarding Asian culture and their acceptance in the west, especially in the U.S. Many may find the text too radical in current political winds but I absolutely adore how vocal this text is. Truly a five star from me❤️

If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio

adventurous challenging dark mysterious medium-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

2.5

Did I like it? Yes. But is it worth the hype? Meh. It had good potential but somewhere I felt as if it lost track.
It's a good dark academia thriller.

Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan

adventurous hopeful fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Wholesome read!