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123 reviews

The Lost Rainforests of Britain by Guy Shrubsole

hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced

4.5

Eve Green by Susan Fletcher

dark mysterious reflective 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

4.0

I've had this book for about fifteen years and never opened it until this week, when I discovered it's set in the exact area I moved to five years ago. Spooky! (both the coincidence and the book!) 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual violence

The Earthsea Quartet by Ursula K. Le Guin

adventurous mysterious relaxing 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

4.5

My friend lent me this book and described it as 'a very gentle way of depicting magic' and that's exactly the vibe. I just finished it and had to sit quietly for a while and think about it. It's so lovely and all four of the stories are so different. 

Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead

adventurous emotional mysterious 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

4.5

Why Women Grow: Stories of Soil, Sisterhood and Survival by Alice Vincent

inspiring reflective relaxing fast-paced

4.0

The Signature of All Things by Elizabeth Gilbert

emotional reflective sad slow-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? It's complicated

3.5

The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

I read a translated version and feel that it misses something from the original language as some of the vocabulary really took me out of the story. 

Elantris by Brandon Sanderson

adventurous dark mysterious 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

Three Daughters of Eve by Elif Shafak

challenging emotional reflective medium-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

4.5

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

4.0