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308 reviews

A Beginner's Guide to Breaking and Entering by Andrew Hunter Murray

adventurous funny informative mysterious 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

3.5

Mansfield Park by Jane Austen

slow-paced

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

3.25

Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson

adventurous dark emotional lighthearted mysterious 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

3.0

Being Lolita: A Memoir by Alisson Wood

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

The New Topping Book by Dossie Easton, Janet W. Hardy

4.0

The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad 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? No

3.5

A Sleight of Shadows by Kat Howard

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

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

2.5

Song Without Words: The Photographs & Diaries of Countess Sophia Tolstoy by Leah Bendavid-Val

emotional informative reflective sad slow-paced

3.5

The Immortal Game: A History of Chess, or How 32 Carved Pieces on a Board Illuminated Our Understanding of War, Art, Science and the Human Brain by David Shenk

informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

Polysecure: Attachment, Trauma and Consensual Nonmonogamy by Jessica Fern

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective relaxing medium-paced

4.5