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161 reviews

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

emotional hopeful sad medium-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

The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold

dark emotional hopeful slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

3.75

Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson

4.0

We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.0

Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro

emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

5.0

Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

4.0

If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

20 Fragments of a Ravenous Youth by Xiaolu Guo

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.75

House of Hollow by Krystal Sutherland

dark mysterious tense fast-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

4.5