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137 reviews

In the Event of Love by Courtney Kae

emotional funny lighthearted 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

3.75

third act break-ups never make sense, they are either nonsensical or something unforgivable

Girl, Interrupted by Susanna Kaysen

dark funny informative reflective medium-paced

4.25

I may be more crazy than I thought I was

Everything I Know About Love: A Memoir by Dolly Alderton

emotional funny hopeful inspiring medium-paced

4.5

I laughed, I cried and felt myself in every page

Babylon's Ashes by James S.A. Corey

adventurous dark mysterious tense 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

4.25

I really didn't want anyone to win, except maybe Michio, she deserved it

If Beale Street Could Talk by James Baldwin

challenging dark emotional sad tense 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

this was my introduction to James Baldwin and I can say with certainty that I will continue to visit his work

Reaper Man by Terry Pratchett

adventurous funny 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? Yes

3.5

I'm not sure if any of this made sense, probably it did but I'm still not sure

The Woman Upstairs by Claire Messud
Did not finish book. Stopped at 62%.

I skipped ahead to the betrayal and realized that I didn't care at all. the characters were far to boring for me to harbor any kind of longing to read their story, if you're going to write intentionally unlikable characters then at least make them unlikable enough to keep me interested

Moving Pictures by Terry Pratchett

adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

always with "The Things," I'm getting a little tired of the same plot

Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

and I will continue to feel like throwing up every single time I thing of this book

The Last Hope by Erin Hunter

adventurous dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

for a cat that is apparently the greatest warrior ever Lionblaze sure did shit all in that final battle