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The New Couple in 5B by Lisa Unger

mysterious tense

4.0

A good mystery that kept me invested the whole time. Some of the twists and turns genuinely surprised me, and it was all-in-all a solid read.

The Last Graduate by Naomi Novik

4.5

The Sunlit Man by Brandon Sanderson

4.0

Yumi and the Nightmare Painter by Brandon Sanderson

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.25

A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

funny hopeful lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-paced

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

4.0

Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity by Katherine Boo

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

Extremely thorough and beautifully written- the fact that it is written like narrative fiction really helped me get into it, but it almost made me forget sometimes that this was a real story of real people. And remembering that is sobering, because these people go through so much throughout the course of the book. I’m glad I read it, and it’s a great book, but not an easy read.

Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë

challenging dark slow-paced

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

3.75

An interesting story, well-written and well-paced, but with such deeply unlikable characters. 

The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah

adventurous emotional 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

4.75

Beautifully written prose with complex characters and an emotional and engaging story. I couldn’t put it down and read it in one sitting.

Traffic: Genius, Rivalry, and Delusion in the Billion-Dollar Race to Go Viral by Ben Smith

informative medium-paced

3.75

Well-written and interesting, but almost everybody involved in early social media/the rise of clickbait was such an obnoxious person so they’re not always fun to read about

Funny Story by Emily Henry

funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.0

I love all of Emily Henry’s books, but this one didn’t land as strongly with me as some of her others. Still a delightful story with fun characters.