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The Maid by Nita Prose

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

3.5

Kind of fell flat as far as the mystery of it.
We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson

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

4.5

Half a Soul by Olivia Atwater

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dark funny hopeful fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes

4.25

Very sweetly romantic with a splash of fantasy. This was a delightful, low drama book.
My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh

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dark funny reflective fast-paced
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

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

3.0

A quick read that to me was more about the journey than the destination. I saw the ending coming pretty early on. It’s a charming idea but I think the story thinks it’s more profound than it really is. A bit cliche. 
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

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inspiring reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.75

The Reading List by Sara Nisha Adams

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funny hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.25

I am truly surprised at how close I feel to this book and it’s characters. If anyone ever asks you why you like reading so much, give them this book.
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The Mars Room by Rachel Kushner

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dark reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

I definitely got this book because I was a fan of OITNB. I think it gives you the environment and starkness and violence of prison but not the big dramatic storylines and characters you have come to expect from the show. It made me feel depressed reading it. Not every book is meant to be tidy and happy.
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The Town of Babylon by Alejandro Varela

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

4.25

This book will have different connections to everyone who reads. For me, the way Andres relates to his hometown, in a way that it hasn't really felt like home since he left for college, was so relatable. 
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All The Young Dudes - Volume 3: ‘Til the End by MsKingBean89

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dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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