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547 reviews

The Vaster Wilds by Lauren Groff

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challenging dark medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

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reflective sad 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

4.0

Thirteen Months of Sunrise by Rania Mamoun

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informative reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.25

A Great Reckoning by Louise Penny

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mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

The Garden Against Time by Olivia Laing

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informative reflective slow-paced

3.5

The Secret History by Donna Tartt

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dark funny reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

The Long Call by Ann Cleeves

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dark mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.25

Saturday Night at the Lakeside Supper Club by J. Ryan Stradal

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 23%.
Didn’t grab me, a little confusing jumping around character and timeline perspectives 
Daisy Darker by Alice Feeney

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

2.75

The Lady Waiting by Magdalena Zyzak

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

3.25