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The Reformatory by Tananarive Due

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

4.5

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The Trees by Percival Everett

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challenging dark reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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The God of the Woods by Liz Moore

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

3.5

I Was a Teenage Slasher by Stephen Graham Jones

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dark emotional mysterious fast-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? No

3.25

Nana by Brandon Massey

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

3.0

The Will of the Many by James Islington

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 22%.
soft DNF: officially in a SFF slump
Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree

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

3.5

The type of book that wears its kindness on its sleeve, and it is all the better for it.
The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo

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

1.5

I fear I am done with the romantasty girlies for a bit. That 3rd act was... something.
FMC choosing to sacrifice herself, so that she can die alongside her lover, after said lover was willing to throw her to the wolves? Crazy work
I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman

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challenging dark mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.5

The Rape of Nanking by Iris Chang

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 59%.
Soft DNF
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