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565 reviews

Family Meal by Bryan Washington

emotional hopeful 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

4.0

What the River Knows by Isabel Ibañez

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious 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? No

5.0

I am obsessed with this book. I need book two. I am in love with the chemistry between Whit and Inez. 

Land of Milk and Honey by C Pam Zhang
Did not finish book. Stopped at 3%.

This is maybe the fastest I’ve DNF’d a book…I’m just not in the mood for apocalyptic purple prose right now. 

Other Birds by Sarah Addison Allen

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.0

This was a really sweet book with lovely characters all struggling in their own ways. I particularly loved Mac. 

One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig

dark tense 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

3.5

Dark Cardcaptor Sakura. I didn’t love it as much as I wanted to. But it was still a good ride. 

My Roommate Is a Vampire by Jenna Levine

funny lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

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

3.0

Kate and Leopold, but Leopold is a vampire. Cute, fluffy, funny romcom.

Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones

adventurous funny lighthearted 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

4.0

The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo

adventurous dark emotional 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

5.0

The Djinn Waits a Hundred Years by Shubnum Khan

adventurous dark emotional 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? No

4.5

Whalefall by Daniel Kraus

adventurous dark tense medium-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

4.5

A man will literally get swallowed by a whale instead of going to therapy.