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84 reviews

The Corpse Walker: Real Life Stories, China from the Bottom Up by Liao Yiwu

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative sad tense fast-paced

5.0

Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt

emotional inspiring 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? No

5.0

Gorgeous story, beautifully written and aimed to the heart of the reader. My favourite read of this year so far! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Cancer, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Suicide, Grief, Pregnancy

Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective relaxing slow-paced

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

5.0

Frankenstein: The 1818 Text by Mary Shelley

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

4.25

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain

emotional informative slow-paced

4.75

Voyage of the Damned by Frances White

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious 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

4.5

The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced

3.75

The Cruel Prince by Holly Black

2.25