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Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer

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dark mysterious tense

3.0

I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

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5.0

One for All by Lillie Lainoff

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  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes

3.5

Raven Stratagem by Yoon Ha Lee

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  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes

4.25

The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin

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5.0

Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett

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adventurous
  • Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

The Death of Jane Lawrence by Caitlin Starling

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dark mysterious medium-paced

4.5

4.5 ish, rounded down. A few times I thought this was going to lose me, but it always pulled it back. Such a rich and interesting novel! I loved what it had to say on self pity as a source of harm, and I absolutely adored Jane as a protagonist.
10/10 would let her imperfectly reconstruct me.
A Conspiracy of Kings by Megan Whalen Turner

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adventurous funny medium-paced
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes

4.25

The Agency for Scandal by Laura Wood

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fast-paced
  • Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

Sixteen Ways to Defend a Walled City by K.J. Parker

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 51%.
 DNF at page 193. Skimmed the end out of curiosity; was glad I DNFed.