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The Beekeeper of Aleppo by Christy Lefteri

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challenging dark emotional informative 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


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Close to Home by Michael Magee

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dark 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? Yes

4.0


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Headshot by Rita Bullwinkel

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

2.75

How to Kill Your Family by Bella Mackie

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

3.5

Heaven by Mieko Kawakami

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dark reflective sad 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

3.0


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Foster by Claire Keegan

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adventurous mysterious fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 34%.
Did not finish - can’t get over the writing :/ 

The plot sounded so interesting and dramatic, but the writing is extremely disinteresting and lacking. It’s like everything was just stated outright and there was no real story happening at all. 

Bluets by Maggie Nelson

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mysterious reflective fast-paced

2.5

The Secret History by Donna Tartt

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

4.5


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The Secret History by Donna Tartt

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 4%.
Can’t get into this as an audiobook.