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Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall

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lighthearted fast-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

2.5

Ask the Passengers by A.S. King

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emotional reflective fast-paced

2.5

Hunter's Oath by Michelle West

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adventurous emotional mysterious tense medium-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

5.0

Gone to See the River Man by Kristopher Triana

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dark fast-paced

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

1.0

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The Library of the Unwritten by A.J. Hackwith

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adventurous lighthearted fast-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

2.0

I was super interested in the premise, but the narrative quickly evolved into a MacGuffin chase and it became BORING. The multiple povs also didn't help my reading experience: all the character have the same voice and I frankly didn't see the need to have FOUR distinct points of view in a book that's not even 450-pages long. The characters were pleasant enough to read about, but there were too many of them and not developed enough, so in the end they felt flat.

Across the Green Grass Fields by Seanan McGuire

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adventurous dark emotional fast-paced

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

5.0

Grown by Tiffany D. Jackson

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dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? N/A
Loveable characters? N/A
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.5

This book is gut-wrenching

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Daughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini Taylor

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adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

3.0

Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark

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dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective 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

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Echi in tempesta by Christelle Dabos

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medium-paced

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

2.75