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173 reviews

Two Can Play by Ali Hazelwood

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

3.25

Because We Are Bad: OCD and a Girl Lost in Thought by Lily Bailey

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emotional informative reflective medium-paced

3.5

Somewhere Beyond the Sea by TJ Klune

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adventurous emotional funny inspiring reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

Mr. Nice Spy by Tiana Smith

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adventurous funny lighthearted tense
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

I'm Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness by Austin Channing Brown

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emotional inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

4.25

Chaos at the Lazy Bones Bookshop by Emmeline Duncan

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

2.75

The Ornithologist's Field Guide to Love by India Holton

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adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted 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? It's complicated

5.0

The Wild Robot Escapes by Peter Brown

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adventurous emotional hopeful 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

4.5

Wishful Drinking by Carrie Fisher

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emotional funny inspiring fast-paced

4.75

The Wild Robot by Peter Brown

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adventurous emotional inspiring 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? No

4.25