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87 reviews

The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi by S.A. Chakraborty

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adventurous emotional mysterious fast-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? No

4.25

A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 54%.
Lost interest. May come back to
Unmarriageable by Soniah Kamal

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

3.75

While I enjoyed getting to learn more about Pakistan, the shifting point of view even within paragraphs was disorienting and I didn’t really understand why the leads fell in love. 
To Shape a Dragon's Breath by Moniquill Blackgoose

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

4.75

The Library of the Dead by T.L. Huchu

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

2.75

Unfortunately predictable and boring 
Inferior: How Science Got Women Wrong—and the New Research That's Rewriting the Story by Angela Saini

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3.75

Interesting material but the way it is presented often seems like it doesn’t know whether the science supports or disagrees with feminist ideas which makes it frustrating and confusing. 
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

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emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-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

4.75

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The Perks of Loving a Wallflower by Erica Ridley

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hopeful lighthearted mysterious 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? No

4.0

I didn’t love how the conflict between the two leads resolved. It didn’t feel much like a compromise. One lead refused to give up anything so the other had to give up everything but I miraculously worked out for her. 
Come as You Are: The Surprising New Science That Will Transform Your Sex Life by Emily Nagoski

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hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

Some aspects could have been made clearer and the book is very cis-normative (admittedly so in the intro) but contains a lot of good info that is useful even outside of sexuality contexts. 
Pride, Prejudice, and Other Flavors by Sonali Dev

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challenging emotional hopeful medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

The repetition of “but she didn’t say that” after dialogue became annoying after the 20th time. This book is built on miscommunication so if that bothers you skip it. The main characters have little chemistry and spend most of their time fighting but not in a way that seems resolvable. It is resolved but given they are fighting about their outlooks on life it doesn’t seem like it should nearly as easy as it is. This book also veers into some really heavy topics somewhat suddenly. 
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