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40 reviews

A Day of Fallen Night by Samantha Shannon

adventurous dark 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? It's complicated

4.75

What My Bones Know: A Memoir of Healing from Complex Trauma by Stephanie Foo

challenging dark emotional informative medium-paced

4.5

The Wisdom of Your Body: Finding Healing, Wholeness, and Connection Through Embodied Living by Hillary L. McBride

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

The History of Love by Nicole Krauss

4.75

System Collapse by Martha Wells

adventurous lighthearted 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? Yes

5.0

This Is How You Lose the Time War by Max Gladstone, Amal El-Mohtar

adventurous challenging emotional funny mysterious fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

Strong Female Character by Fern Brady

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

Fern's writing is only exceeded by her storytelling. It's a genuine pleasure to read her experiences punctuated by well-researched and presented information on autism. She's creating the space that she needs in the world. 

Enemies in the Orchard: A World War 2 Novel in Verse by Dana VanderLugt, Dana VanderLugt

adventurous funny reflective medium-paced

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

4.25

Worn: A People's History of Clothing by Sofi Thanhauser

medium-paced

4.0

Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.0

The eponymous story is definitely my favorite of bunch.