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A Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky Chambers

hopeful inspiring reflective 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? Yes

4.5

The Mystery of Black Hollow Lane by Julia Nobel

2.5

Nine Liars by Maureen Johnson

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

4.0

Where’s my CLOSURE. I wanted time to come down from solving the mystery and didn’t get it. Obviously Stevie will be back for book 6 but that doesn’t make me happy now. 

The Library of the Dead by T.L. Huchu

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.5

The Hollow Places by T. Kingfisher

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I love T. Kingfisher. 

Mortal Follies by Alexis Hall
Did not finish book. Stopped at 10%.

I didn’t realize Alexis Hall was a guy until reading this book. Because while it was advertised as a sapphic period piece, what I managed to read was maybe 12% sapphic and 88% a man (fae/shakespeare character) making it about him… 

Witch Hat Atelier, Volume 12 by Kamome Shirahama

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.0

Summers End by Juneau Black

adventurous lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

Softening: Poetry and notes on becoming who you already are by April Green
Did not finish book. Stopped at 19%.

Did not, to me, read at all like poetry. 

The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians by Matt Eversmann, James Patterson

hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

3.0

Super charming book. Made me miss working at Barnes and Noble. Some of these snippets were super duper interesting and I would have listened to longer pieces about them. Others got a little repetitive. 
Probably would have been lovely as a read a chapter at a time/ listen to a chapter at a time but that’s not how I roll so I got a little tired listening.