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KOIMONOGATARI: Love Tale by NISIOISIN

challenging mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

This is probably my favorite of the novels so far. There’s not much to the story itself but Kaiki is such a well-written unreliable narrator & the plot takes a backseat as he works to dupe Nadeko. He’s a grade-A conman and even by the end, you don’t know how much of his story is true. This is the point where the monogatari main story peaks for me so far. 

Hide: The Graphic Novel by Kiersten White

dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

HANAMONOGATARI: Flower Tale by NISIOISIN

dark mysterious reflective slow-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

It's Lonely at the Centre of the Earth by Zoe Thorogood

challenging dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

ONIMONOGATARI: Demon Tale by NISIOISIN

adventurous dark mysterious slow-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

Delicious in Dungeon, Vol. 14 by Ryoko Kui

adventurous dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

Mountain Ghost Stories and Curious Tales of Western North Carolina by Randy Russell, Janet Barnett

dark mysterious fast-paced

3.25

Cerebus by Dave Sim

adventurous funny mysterious medium-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? Yes

4.0

Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.5

All This Could Be Different by Sarah Thankam Mathews

emotional reflective slow-paced

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

3.0

Didn’t really know what to make of this, not much to say narratively and there was a chance to really build on some of the ideas/actions presented but the author didn’t take full advantage of that opportunity IMO. it felt like a “things happening” novel more than an actual narrative story. The characters were diverse and interesting with their own strengths and weaknesses presented front and center. The whole thing felt very realistic and though I wasn’t sure how it would conclude, I was pretty okay with how it did. I’m always appreciative of books that are content to just let the story end how it needs to, not everyone gets a happy ending and not everything gets a solid conclusion. The book was slow until the middle point but I was glad I stuck with it.