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19 reviews

Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen

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dark funny lighthearted tense medium-paced

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

3.75

I would like to punch John Thorpe on the nose like a shark.

Song of the Huntress by Lucy Holland

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emotional mysterious sad 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

5.0

Hauntingly beautiful. My heart has been torn to pieces.

Emma by Jane Austen

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emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.0

Jane Austen’s magnum opus.

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The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Brontë

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dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

Anne Brontë is maddeningly underrated as an author.

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A Dowry of Blood by S.T. Gibson

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dark sad medium-paced

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

2.0

I would’ve given a lower rating had it not been for Magdalena. I wish she had been the narrator instead of Constanta. This book is genuinely infuriating.

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Femina: A New History of the Middle Ages by Janina Ramírez

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informative inspiring fast-paced

4.5

This book disproved my long-held belief that non-fiction is fundamentally intimidating and inaccessible.

Orlando by Virginia Woolf

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emotional reflective medium-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? It's complicated

5.0

I’m convinced that Virginia Woolf was actually a time traveler. How else could she have described the different periods of Orlando’s life in such vivid detail?

This book is one of the best representations of what it would actually be like to live for centuries while the world carries on changing around you. It’s no wonder that Orlando describes themselves as “nature’s bride.” Nature itself is the only loyal, consistent presence across all of their lives. Centuries pass but the oak tree still stands.

The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux

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emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.0

The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova

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adventurous dark 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? No

5.0

Dark academia at its finest.

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We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson

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dark hopeful mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.0

Do you take sugar? You don’t? Perhaps it’s for the best. Too much of it can be terrible for your health.

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