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36 reviews

Jade War by Fonda Lee

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful sad tense 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? No

4.75

The Wise Man's Fear by Patrick Rothfuss
Did not finish book. Stopped at 58%.

I got to page 575, in a year and three months and as a fast reader and someone that did enjoy The Name of the Wind, this book just wasn’t it. 
Rothfuss’ writing is good. Every time I picked the book back up I did find myself reading every word like I had never put it down. HOWEVER I’m over 1200 pages into Kvothes life and he’s done absolutely nothing that explains how incredibly and legendary he is and with basically 0% chance of the third book ever being published, there was no motivation to even finish the book. 
Pages 530-575 I skimmed through as I was hoping surely something interesting would happen soon and it simply did not! 

Rothfuss has created an incredibly fleshed-out universe in an amazing way, the characters just don’t seem to play into that and we’re constantly told how amazing they are with nothing to show for it. 

If the third book is ever published, maybe i’ll finish it

Jade City by Fonda Lee

adventurous inspiring sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

Lies We Sing to the Sea by Sarah Underwood

emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Suicide

Moderate: Death, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Blood, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Confinement

The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

dark mysterious reflective 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? Yes

4.25

One of Us is Lying by Karen M. McManus

emotional hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Beyond Supervet: How Animals Make Us the Best We Can Be by Noel Fitzpatrick

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Child abuse, Death of parent

Babel by R.F. Kuang

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Gun violence, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Slavery, Blood, Islamophobia, Death of parent, Colonisation, War

Yellowface by R.F. Kuang

dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

The Spider Dance by Nick Setchfield

adventurous mysterious tense fast-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? No

3.0