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626 reviews

To Gaze Upon Wicked Gods by Molly X. Chang

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

2.0

Girl displeased by being oppressed needs 400 pages of convincing to believe her oppressor is oppressing her

Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.75

Ink Blood Sister Scribe by Emma Törzs

adventurous emotional mysterious slow-paced

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

4.0

Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh

adventurous dark sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Lucky Red by Claudia Cravens

adventurous emotional reflective sad tense 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

5.0

Most Ardently: A Pride & Prejudice Remix by Gabe Cole Novoa

emotional lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.5

The Memory Police by Yōko Ogawa

mysterious reflective sad 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

3.75

The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories by Ken Liu

adventurous emotional reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated

5.0

A Master of Djinn by P. Djèlí Clark

adventurous emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Every Falling Star: The True Story of How I Survived and Escaped North Korea by Sungju Lee, Susan McClelland

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Death

Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug use, and Alcohol