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The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake

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

2.0

Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck

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

3.0

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Half a Soul by Olivia Atwater

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hopeful lighthearted mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

A Psalm of Storms and Silence by Roseanne A. Brown

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

2.5

The Maid by Nita Prose

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 8%.
Found the characterisation off and upon finding out that the author is not autistic (as I had thought - must have got my authors mixed up) I don’t feel too optimistic about the portrayal of a (non-canonically) neurodivergent MC. 
A Song of Wraiths and Ruin by Roseanne A. Brown

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adventurous emotional tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

Queer Africa: Selected stories by Alistair Mackay, Karen Martin, Makhosazana Xaba

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 8%.
Will pick up again at a later point. 
Pet Sematary by Stephen King

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 53%.
Not sure whether or when I’ll pick this up again. It was just too dark for right now. 
Blackwater by Jeannette Arroyo, Ren Graham

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medium-paced

1.0

Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty by Patrick Radden Keefe

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dark informative reflective medium-paced

4.75