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A Man and His Cat, Volume 4 by Umi Sakurai

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

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

5.0

If "A man and his cat" has a million fans, then I am one of them. If "A man and his cat" has ten fans, then I am one of them. If"A man and his cat"has only one fan then that is me. If "A man and his cat" has no fans, then that means I am no longer on earth. If the world is against "A man and his cat", then I am against the world.

A Man and His Cat, Volume 3 by Umi Sakurai

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

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

5.0

The gift that keeps on giving; I ADORE THEM!!!!!!!

A Man and His Cat, Volume 2 by Umi Sakurai

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

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

5.0

Pure serotonin. Umi Sakura you are a hero.

A Man and His Cat, Volume 1 by Umi Sakurai

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

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

5.0

My sanity depends on this manga. It's so cute, so sweet and so heartwarming read it whenever you need a hug cause it absolutely feels like it.

L'insomniaque by Tahar Ben Jelloun

dark informative reflective medium-paced

2.25

The Spy by Paulo Coelho

adventurous dark emotional informative mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

4.0

Such a beautiful writing, such an intriguing and amazing character I absolutely adored the way Mata Hari's vision was imagined. 

Cleopatra and Frankenstein by Coco Mellors

dark emotional funny sad medium-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? Yes

3.25

Punching the air, my mattress, my walls and my mirrors ever since I finished it but it was beautifully written. Artsy cool sad girls fiction the pages went by really fast. READ THE TWs THO!!!!!!

One of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense 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

4.0

Most thrilling book I read in a very long time. I'd compare it to pretty little liars (the series) for the overall vibe with the coolest plot twist of an ending. The characters were lovable and grew so much as the pages went by and I missed them quite a lot once I had to close the book. If you're on a reading slump, want something dynamic and mysterious to read or just love high school murder drama kind of books don't walk RUN!!!!

The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren

adventurous funny lighthearted 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? No

3.5

Cliché romance with cliché tropes but it was cute and done well. Her writing is good and the story funny, it makes an amazing beach reading.

Three Daughters of Eve by Elif Shafak

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

Amazing, the author fully grasped on the paradox middle eastern and muslim women living in an occidentalised world experience, navigating between love, hate and questionnement about their faiths, origins and God. I especially appreciated the poetry in her words, beauty the descriptions and amazing ending, there couldn't have been a more fitting curtain fell to this masterpiece.
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<The little details that bothered me where some "inconsistencies" like how Peri did not step up for Azur, Troy's  obsessional hate for him, the fact that Adnan (the husband), supposedly the one who brought Peri back to Istanbul did not make a single appearance in the flashbacks, like if she didn't even know him. The killing scene in the villa also just felt pretty odd to me. I would still highly recommend this book tho>