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The Grey Wolf by Louise Penny

emotional funny mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.75

This one was a lot harder to follow for me and I'm not sure if it's new narrator (he's amazing! There's just so much more French that I'm unfamiliar with), a more complicated plot that didn't have a lot of the Three Pines characters that we know and love - it was a lot of learning new people / struggling to remember characters from a couple books ago, or if it's just my personal life getting in the way of my fully being able to pay attention to the plot. 

Perhaps some of all three. 

One Night in Hartswood by Emma Denny

3.0

This is one of those frustrating "lack of communication is the main plot" books

Bull Moon Rising by Ruby Dixon

3.75

The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna

4.75

Love at First Book by Jenn McKinlay

emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective sad 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

4.75

Starling House by Alix E. Harrow

4.0

Butcher & Blackbird by Brynne Weaver

adventurous dark emotional reflective 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? Yes

4.75

I listened to the audiobook and holy bananas,  it was delicious 

Gothikana by RuNyx

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.25

I sat down to read it one night and I DEVOURED it. Single sitting, cover to cover. It felt like a 4.5 star read, I was leaning in to the characters and couldn't wait to finally know more about them and build the connection with them I desperately wanted. 
and then it was over
and the connection never happened
and the story climax didn't matter because I never got to care about the characters. 

So this story I wanted SO desperately to love, I'm only giving 3.25 stars because it just.... didn't let me connect with the characters. The author kept them at arms length and I can't figure out why. 

Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree

lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.0

The Lady and the Thief by Kate Moore

adventurous emotional funny inspiring medium-paced

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

3.75