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191 reviews

I Hope This Doesn't Find You by Ann Liang

funny hopeful lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

Throttled by Lauren Asher

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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? Yes

3.5

Love Redesigned by Lauren Asher

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

3.25

Tales from the Café by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-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

5.0

this one made me want to cry and call everyone i have ever loved. 

Funny You Should Ask by Elissa Sussman

funny hopeful lighthearted 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? Yes

3.75

The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder by David Grann

adventurous challenging dark informative sad tense slow-paced

3.75

it’s a little slow at the start as it spends a lot of time discussing the crew and establishing context and then feels rushed in the last hundred or so pages. overall, it is an interesting read and i definitely learned from it which is always my goal with nonfiction.

The Princess and the Grilled Cheese Sandwich by Deya Muniz

funny hopeful fast-paced

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

4.0

Slippery Creatures by KJ Charles

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.0

Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

challenging emotional hopeful reflective 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

4.25

The Neighbor Favor by Kristina Forest

funny hopeful medium-paced

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

3.25

i feel like at any point the conflicts in this book could have been resolved if the mmc had just decided to actually talk to anyone at all.