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52 reviews

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling

adventurous dark emotional funny inspiring mysterious 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? Yes

4.75

The Time Keeper by Mitch Albom

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad 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? Yes

4.5

The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

The Spanish Love Deception by Elena Armas
Did not finish book. Stopped at 3%.

I just couldn’t get past the writing. I’m all for a cheesy rom com but I just couldn’t do it. If the writing was better I’m sure I would have really enjoyed it but it just wasn’t. 

Happy Place by Emily Henry

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective 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

4.0

Everything I Know About Love: A Memoir by Dolly Alderton

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing sad medium-paced

4.0

Babel by R.F. Kuang
Did not finish book. Stopped at 37%.

Was enjoying the concept but it felt very slow moving, the tone felt a bit preachy rather than letting the reader figure stuff out themselves and I didn’t care about any of the characters enough to keep going so I stopped at 200 pages. It took me a month to get this far so think it’s not worth trying to keep going anymore! 

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

The Appeal by Janice Hallett

adventurous funny 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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

The Twyford Code by Janice Hallett

adventurous dark funny informative 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? Yes

4.5