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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 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.

Captive Prince by C.S. Pacat

dark emotional tense slow-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape

Minor: Pedophilia

Blood and Guts: A History of Surgery by Richard Hollingham

informative

System Collapse by Martha Wells

adventurous emotional medium-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

4.25

At this point I'd read about Murderbot and ART insulting each other for 500 pages.

Sunrise by Erin Hunter

medium-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

2.0

What the hell just happened.