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This Bird Has Flown by Susanna Hoffs

emotional hopeful medium-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

3.5

The Woman in the Library by Sulari Gentill

mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

Marvel 1602 by Neil Gaiman

adventurous 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? It's complicated

5.0

Guardians of The Galaxy, Volume 2: War of Kings, Book 1 by Dan Abnett, Brad Walker, Paul Pelletier, Andy Lanning, Wes Craig

adventurous emotional medium-paced

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

4.0

The Little Italian Hotel by Phaedra Patrick
Did not finish book. Stopped at 44%.

Too lightweight and predictable for my taste. I don’t read much of this “woman’s fiction” genre. 

It made me think of those made for TV movies, where you know the heartbroken person will find healing through exposure to another country’s culture. 

Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 1: Legacy by Dan Abnett, Andy Lanning

adventurous fast-paced

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

4.0

Star-Lord: Guardian of the Galaxy by Chris Claremont, John Byrne, Steve Gan, Steve Englehart, Doug Moench, Carmine Infantino, Timothy Zahn, Bill Sienkiewicz

adventurous slow-paced

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

2.5

Very 1970s—slow-moving plots, a lot of ideas jammed into one story that could have been longer. It makes sense to reboot Peter Quill like they did, and make him a more active character. This Star-Lord mostly passively reacts to events, which is boring to me. 

American Mermaid by Julia Langbein

funny medium-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? No

2.5

There were a couple of good jokes. A lot of the humor was in-jokes I didn’t get. 

It seemed like the author wrote about teenagers and wheelchair users, or an asexual person,  but never actually based her characters on real people. It all felt like second hand descriptions.

Blitz by Daniel O'Malley

adventurous mysterious tense 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? No

4.0

The New Low-Maintenance Garden: How to Have a Beautiful, Productive Garden and the Time to Enjoy It by Valerie Easton, Jacqueline M. Koch

informative reflective relaxing fast-paced

3.5