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402 reviews

One for All by Lillie Lainoff

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

By Your Side by Margherita Scialla

2.75

It was cute, but too short and fast paced and I felt like everything was the typical “tell not show” mistake. I know the author didn’t wanna teach a lesson or something but it felt like didactic quotes most of the times, rather then feelings. I appreciated Emma’s discovery of not pressuring herself but it was only 2 pages… and the relationship the two started felt like a “continuity” of friendship with more intense feelings. Which, okay, I know  some people have that but I didn’t see much of a development or shades in those feelings 

Lie With Me by Philippe Besson

dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

5.0

Trilogia della città di K. by Ágota Kristóf

challenging mysterious fast-paced

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

3.25

Greta & Valdin by Rebecca K Reilly

funny hopeful reflective

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

3.75

Swimming in the Dark by Tomasz Jedrowski

emotional sad medium-paced

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

5.0

Rumore bianco by Don DeLillo

challenging dark tense slow-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

3.0

Another Brooklyn by Jacqueline Woodson

emotional reflective fast-paced

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

3.0

Imogen, Obviously by Becky Albertalli

hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced

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

3.75

Due by Irène Némirovsky

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

3.5