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The Gentleman's Gambit by Evie Dunmore

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective sad 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

4.5

The Happiness Project: Or Why I Spent a Year Trying to Sing in the Morning, Clean My Closets, Fight Right, Read Aristotle, and Generally Have More Fun by Gretchen Rubin

challenging funny informative inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-paced

4.5

Here by Richard McGuire

informative lighthearted reflective fast-paced

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

4.5

Dirt: Adventures in Lyon as a Chef in Training, Father, and Sleuth Looking for the Secret of French Cooking by Bill Buford
Did not finish book. Stopped at 7%.

Cannot see the value in it, can't stand the author, don't really care.

Miss Benson's Beetle by Rachel Joyce

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad 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

Painted Devils by Margaret Owen

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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? Yes

5.0

What It Means When a Man Falls from the Sky by Lesley Nneka Arimah

fast-paced

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

5.0

Instructions for Traveling West: Poems by Joy Sullivan

fast-paced

4.0

Gathering Moss: A Natural and Cultural History of Mosses by Robin Wall Kimmerer

challenging informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

5.0

Way of the Warrior by Patricia Malone

3.5