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141 reviews

Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute by Talia Hibbert

funny lighthearted relaxing 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? N/A

4.25

Yellowface by R.F. Kuang

challenging dark reflective fast-paced

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

4.0

Kuang offers her brilliance once again, this time with a novel that dissects the loneliness that comes with an industry as punishing as the publishing sphere. One thing I'll never be put off is how Kuang offers characters that are difficult to empathise with but sometimes you can see the worst part of yourself in them. 

The tense was just enough to grip you but the ending felt a bit too abrupt. It's an incredible read, especially if you're a writer, especially if you love writing but it's ruined you just the same. 

Hell Followed with Us by Andrew Joseph White

challenging dark reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

3.0

The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea by Axie Oh

adventurous challenging reflective medium-paced

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

4.25

Please Look After Mom by Kyung-sook Shin

challenging dark reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

5.0

Love in the Big City by Sang Young Park

challenging reflective tense 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? Yes

3.75

No Land to Light On by Yara Zgheib

challenging informative reflective tense medium-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

4.5

Girl, Interrupted by Susanna Kaysen

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

3.75

Open Water by Caleb Azumah Nelson

emotional reflective sad 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

5.0

The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet by John Green

challenging reflective medium-paced

4.25