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80 reviews

The Other Valley by Scott Alexander Howard

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dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-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

4.0

How to Build a Boat by Elaine Feeney

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

3.0

The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs: A New History of Their Lost World by Steve Brusatte

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adventurous informative inspiring medium-paced

5.0

Omg never thought I would care about dinosaurs but I loved this!!
The Fury by Alex Michaelides

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

3.0

The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride

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emotional funny hopeful 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? Yes

5.0

The Fox Wife by Yangsze Choo

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad slow-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

4.5

Winter Solstice: An Essay by Nina MacLaughlin

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dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective relaxing sad fast-paced

5.0

A River Enchanted by Rebecca Ross

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 32%.
Love the world building, but this reads way too much like a YA book, and a badly written one. There’s a sentence with the words “suddenly he felt” at least every five pages.