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372 reviews

Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi

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challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I cried most of the way through this. The way it was writing made me question whether I was reading a memoir half way through. A truly excellent and devastating read.
Act Your Age, Eve Brown by Talia Hibbert

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emotional funny hopeful 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

5.0

I am so sad this series is over! I could live within the world of these characters forever! Looking forward to reading more of Hibbert’s work though- she has quickly secured a spot as a new favourite! 
A Promise of Peridot by Kate Golden

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adventurous emotional 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

4.0

In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado

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dark emotional funny reflective fast-paced

4.5

A fascinatingly unique format! 
The Satsuma Complex by Bob Mortimer

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

3.75

Once We Were Sisters: A Memoir by Sheila Kohler

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reflective medium-paced

3.0

Manifesto: On Never Giving Up by Bernardine Evaristo

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funny inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.0

Everything I Know About Love by Dolly Alderton

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funny hopeful reflective fast-paced

5.0

What You Did by Claire McGowan

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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

4.5