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Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh

challenging dark emotional funny inspiring reflective relaxing sad medium-paced

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

3.5

Miss Butterworth and the Mad Baron by Julia Quinn

funny lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

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

2.5

The Littlest Library by Poppy Alexander

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Review copy provided by publisher - June 2022

The Crowded Street by Winifred Holtby

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

#PersephoneClub on Litsy - April 2022

Onward and Upward in the Garden by Katharine S. White

challenging funny informative inspiring reflective relaxing slow-paced

4.25

Mentioned in Christie Purifoy’s book, ‘Garden Maker’ - February 2022

Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot by Mikki Kendall

challenging informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

3.0

Feminist Book Club - May 2022

Scoff: A History of Food and Class in Britain by Pen Vogler

challenging funny informative reflective slow-paced

4.5

The Road from Coorain: A Woman's Exquisitely Clear-Sighted Memoir of Growing Up Australian by Jill Ker Conway

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective relaxing sad slow-paced

5.0

Secret Britain: Unearthing Our Mysterious Past by Mary-Ann Ochota

adventurous informative mysterious reflective relaxing slow-paced

5.0

The Shadow King by Maaza Mengiste

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.25

Micol’s Book Club - April 2022