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553 reviews

Frostbite: How Refrigeration Changed Our Food, Our Planet, and Ourselves by Nicola Twilley

hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

Delilah Green Doesn't Care by Ashley Herring Blake

emotional hopeful inspiring 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

Well Traveled by Jen DeLuca

adventurous emotional funny hopeful 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

4.5

The Last Crimes of Peregrine Hind by Sierra Simone

adventurous fast-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? No

4.0

The Bookshop: A History of the American Bookstore by Evan Friss

hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced

3.75

Heavy focus on East Coast bookstores. Each example serves the purpose of the narrative, but I did want to hear more about stores in other areas of the country.

Apprentice to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer

adventurous dark funny lighthearted 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

5.0

The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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? No

4.5

Mortal Follies by Alexis Hall

adventurous dark emotional funny 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? No

4.25

The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner

adventurous dark informative mysterious 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? No

3.5

Unbecoming a Lady: The Forgotten Sluts and Shrews That Shaped America by Therese Oneill

funny informative lighthearted fast-paced

4.0