I didn't find this nearly as anxiety inducing or scary as Ace of Spades, but I don't think it was meant to be. Overall I enjoyed this, although at times it was very hard to listen to.

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A Fate Inked In Blood by Danielle L. Jensen

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 48%.

I don't know why, I just could not get into this at all. I'm halfway through and I still don't care about the story. Life is too short to keep reading a book I'm not into.

Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage by Haruki Murakami

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challenging emotional reflective 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? Yes

3.75

This is such a hard book to rate, as there were things I loved and things I hated.

I hated the way the story centered on a fake rape accusation. I really don't think that's a helpful narrative, and it wasn't necessary for the story. Tsukuru could have been shunned for any number of reasons. I also found it a bit frustrating how seemingly cheating wasn't a red flag? Why would Kuro tell Tsukuru to fight for a woman with another boyfriend?

Ultimately I related to Tsukuru in many ways, and I was really rooting for him. Usually slow paced books with a ton of descriptors bore me, but that didn't happen here. I do wish Murakami spent a bit less energy describing women's breasts though.

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War Girls by Tochi Onyebuchi

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 16%.

I just have no idea what's going on. I can't focus on the audiobook enough. I think I'll have to read this one as a physical copy.

The Women by Kristin Hannah

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challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

This really lulled for me in the middle, and then by the end I kinda just wanted it to be done. I do wish it focussed a bit less on the men in Frankie's life. But overall, I absolutely felt for Frankie and I adored all the messiness of her. I'll definitely read more Kristin Hannah.

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Rocks Fall, Everyone Dies by Lindsay Ribar

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adventurous dark fast-paced

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

3.5

Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll

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challenging dark reflective fast-paced

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

4.5

I loved the way this book refused to name Bundy as the defendant in question. If you know anything about him, then its very obvious that he is the defendant, but he is so glorified and this book was such a searing critique of the way we discuss him

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