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115 reviews

Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar

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dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.0

The Last Dragon of the East by Katrina Kwan

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adventurous emotional hopeful medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.0

Ship of Magic by Robin Hobb

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adventurous emotional hopeful tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

The Eye by Dmitri Nabokov, Vladimir Nabokov

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challenging funny reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin

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dark emotional sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

my heart is so heavy im so unwell
Pew by Catherine Lacey

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challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Private Rites by Julia Armfield

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dark emotional mysterious sad 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

3.0

The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova

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adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

3.5

This is How You Lose the Time War by Max Gladstone, Amal El-Mohtar

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adventurous emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

Angels Before Man by rafael nicolás

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adventurous dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5