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Cacophony of Bone by Kerri ní Dochartaigh

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.5

All Among the Barley by Melissa Harrison

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Bright Shining: How grace changes everything by Julia Baird

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.75

The Wood at Midwinter by Susanna Clarke

dark mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

Soul Music by Terry Pratchett

emotional funny hopeful fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Men at Arms by Terry Pratchett

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense 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? Yes

5.0

The Dead of Winter: The Witches, Demons and Monsters of Christmas by Sarah Clegg

adventurous dark informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

Merry Midwinter: How to Rediscover the Magic of the Christmas Season by Gillian Monks

informative inspiring medium-paced

3.0

Lots of interesting anecdotes and ideas that can certainly be used to make the winter scene more magical. However Gillian presents a lot of neo-pagan concepts as factual history when they very much are not and I noticed several errors in basic things (such as the words to In the Bleak Midwinter, which are not up for debate as they come from Christina Rossetti’s poem) which made me question everything else in the book. Plus the tone of the writing veers wildly between neutral, smug, and preachy which makes it hard going at times.

Femina: A New History of the Middle Ages by Janina Ramírez

challenging informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

Deer Island by Neil Ansell

challenging dark emotional informative reflective medium-paced

4.5