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511 reviews

Caraval by Stephanie Garber

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

2.75

Africa Is Not a Country: Notes on a Bright Continent by Dipo Faloyin

challenging hopeful informative sad fast-paced

5.0

A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas

adventurous tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

The Trials of Madame Restell: Nineteenth-Century America's Most Infamous Female Physician and the Campaign to Make Abortion a Crime by Nicholas L. Syrett

dark informative slow-paced

3.5

A Very Large Expanse of Sea by Tahereh Mafi

fast-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? It's complicated

3.75

A Court of Frost and Starlight by Sarah J. Maas

reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

Sure, I'll Join Your Cult: A Memoir of Mental Illness and the Quest to Belong Anywhere by Maria Bamford

dark emotional funny reflective slow-paced

2.75

A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas

adventurous hopeful fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

Wild Game: My Mother, Her Lover, and Me by Adrienne Brodeur

dark reflective tense slow-paced

3.5

The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder by David Grann

dark informative sad slow-paced

3.0