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303 reviews
You Should Be So Lucky by Cat Sebastian
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-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
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Homophobia and Grief
The Dinner Lady Detectives by Hannah Hendy
lighthearted
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
3.75
Let's Get Back to the Party by Zak Salih
challenging
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Little Fish by Casey Plett
dark
emotional
hopeful
sad
medium-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? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Suicide, and Alcohol
The Guncle Abroad by Steven Rowley
funny
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
The Fellowship of Puzzlemakers by Samuel Burr
funny
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Everything We Keep by Kerry Lonsdale
3.0
I enjoyed much of the book, but I struggled with some of the traditional tropes: using amnesia as a device to explain a character's disappearance, using rape as a device for trauma... I also wondered about the vague suggestions of supernatural connection for the psychic that then fizzled. But it had a compelling style, reasonable character development, and an interesting enough story.
Dune by Frank Herbert
3.0
Honestly, it didn't do all that much for me. I found the main character to be the very definition of a Gary Stu (though I understand that some of those characteristics create conflict in later books). The resolution was extremely fast and not very satisfying, and I didn't feel as though I wanted any of the characters to succeed. They were all rather "meh" to me.