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140 reviews

What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher

3.0

The Language of Thorns: Midnight Tales and Dangerous Magic by Leigh Bardugo

5.0

The Secret Lives of Church Ladies by Deesha Philyaw

3.0

The Fury by Alex Michaelides

4.0

The Wedding in Ancient Athens by John Howard Oakley, Rebecca H. Sinos

3.0

Pandora's Jar: Women in the Greek Myths by Natalie Haynes

informative reflective slow-paced

2.0

A lot of it is just summary of the original plays

Monkey: The Journey to the West by Arthur Waley, Hu Shih, Wu Ch'eng-En

adventurous challenging funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

The Chalice of the Gods by Rick Riordan

adventurous hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

The nostalgia train hit me hard 

Silver Queendom by Dan Koboldt

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao

adventurous dark inspiring sad tense 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? It's complicated

5.0