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Kings Rising by C.S. Pacat

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Pedophilia

Minor: Incest

Wintersmith by Terry Pratchett

reflective medium-paced

4.0

A Hat Full of Sky by Terry Pratchett

adventurous hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

Prince's Gambit by C.S. Pacat

adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

The Wee Free Men by Terry Pratchett

adventurous emotional funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

Bottle of Lies: The Inside Story of the Generic Drug Boom by

informative tense

3.5

An interesting, if a bit repetitive, exploration of generic drugs manufacturing and the way corporations would do anything to maximise profit.
The stances about FDA and the US throughout made it come across a bit worship-y at times.
I was also hoping I would not see the names of some generic drug company I buy, and then I read about Sandoz. Why do you have to betray me like this.

The Sunshine Court by Nora Sakavic

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.0

I was going to write "foxes will be foxes" then corrected myself to ravens, then realized I don't know if the Trojans have an animal mascot. French will be french?

9 from the Nine Worlds by Rick Riordan

adventurous lighthearted

2.75

Ella Minnow Pea: A Novel in Letters by Mark Dunn

lighthearted reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0

A quick (but not easy) exploration of how language - and communication in general - is both one of our most basic needs and strengths. At first I was scanning the pages, amusing myself trying to find some letters left behind on accident by the author, but at the end I was just trying to understand what the hell they were trying to say. Holy shit, writing it must have been tiring.
The last pages were becoming truly unintelligible for a non-english speaker, but I persisted. Because that's what humans do.

The Experiment by K.A. Applegate

adventurous dark funny

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? Yes

This was horrifying and it still made me laugh wildly at times.