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The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss

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adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious 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? No

4.25

Tales from the Café by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

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adventurous emotional hopeful lighthearted mysterious relaxing fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

History Is All You Left Me by Adam Silvera

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emotional funny hopeful sad tense medium-paced

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

2.0

Reread from last year

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Dark Matter by Blake Crouch

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adventurous challenging emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

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funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.5

The Burning God by R.F. Kuang

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adventurous dark emotional hopeful reflective 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? Yes

5.0

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The Dragon Republic by R.F. Kuang

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adventurous dark emotional hopeful informative 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? It's complicated

5.0

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The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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? It's complicated

4.0

Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

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emotional hopeful mysterious slow-paced

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

4.0

Short little read that was entertaining and easygoing.
Perhaps due to it being a translation and adapted from Kawaguchi’s play, it does sometimes read slightly “off” however it is a brilliant concept that would be great to read in its original language.
Read in one sitting and throughly enjoyed the characters and how they interact with each others stories

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The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang

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adventurous dark emotional funny 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? Yes

5.0

This is R.F Kuangs writing debut?!?!

Immediately bought the next two books in the trilogy.
Best fantasy i’ve read so far! The military elements are fascinating and I found myself looking into the real history behind it, which made this book even sadder but shines a light on part of history I had never encountered before.
The characters are well written and unlike a lot of other fantasy books recently read, are full of depth and likeable! gripping and morally grey.

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