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Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid

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adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing fast-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

5.0

The Secret History by Donna Tartt

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

This one's going to stay with me for a while.

The writing is elegant and erudite, but so readable. I don't think it ended up being exactly what I was expecting when I picked it up, however, I became thoroughly hypnotized by the characters. The plot kept me guessing the whole way, despite giving away a lot of the story in the first few pages. I plan on picking it up again.

All I can think is..."with friends like these..."

A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness

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challenging mysterious slow-paced

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

2.5

I struggled to finish this. It’s about 200 pages too long. The writing is way, way too detailed for my liking. And as far as the plot - considering the length of the book - nothing really happens…? I had high hopes for this but I was so bored for the last 300 pages and found myself skimming it to finish.

In a Dark, Dark Wood by Ruth Ware

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dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced