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52 reviews

Happier Hour: How to Beat Distraction, Expand Your Time, and Focus on What Matters Most by Cassie Holmes, Cassie Holmes

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inspiring reflective slow-paced

3.0

The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion by Jonathan Haidt

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 10%.

Heavy textbook-like read that didn’t hold my interest after the book club meeting.

Local Woman Missing by Mary Kubica

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challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.0

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Circe by Madeline Miller

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dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes

4.0

A Day at The Summit by Matt Tipple

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dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

I love this author and wanted to love the book. I thought the premise was original and intriguing, but there were some graphic violence and sex scenes I wasn’t prepared for and I felt they distracted from the integrity of the plot. I believe the powerful message behind the concept could have been delivered in a more nuanced way without relying on the shock factor to drive points home. The writing is quality, but the delivery just doesn’t follow through for me.

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The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah

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adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

The Cay by Theodore Taylor

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adventurous challenging hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

Strong character development? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

The Book of Essie by Meghan MacLean Weir

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dark hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.0

The School for Good and Evil by Soman Chainani

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

The Terrible Two by Kevin Cornell, Jory John, Mac Barnett

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4.0