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The Mystery Guest by Nita Prose

mysterious medium-paced

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

2.5

Family Lore by Elizabeth Acevedo

emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

3.5

What if Encanto was for grown ups and very complicated, laced with family drama and heavy ties and lots of complex emotions

Perfect by L.A. Kessler

tense fast-paced

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

1.5

If you told me this book was written by AI, I wouldn't even question it.

The Bandit Queens by Parini Shroff

dark funny informative 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

4.5

This was highly entertaining and funny while shining light on some serious issues

The Leftover Woman by Jean Kwok

emotional slow-paced

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

3.5

Mixed feelings when it comes to the pace of the book and the different POVs. They had very distinctive voices and the language used in each was very different and I just can’t decide if that worked for me or distracted me too much. But it was captivating despite the slightly slower start and developed more rapidly and dynamically after the first 50-60%

Gwen and Art Are Not in Love by Lex Croucher

funny lighthearted 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

3.5

Let’s take Merlin and Game of Thrones and write gay fan fiction about them. I’m here for it

The Goodbye Cat by Hiro Arikawa

emotional funny hopeful fast-paced

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

5.0

No words, just tears 

You Are Here by Karin Lin-Greenberg

emotional medium-paced

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

4.0

Lovely story of different people coming together and supporting each other. A tale of unlikely friendships and human connections 

The After Party by A.C. Arthur

emotional funny tense medium-paced

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

3.5

Dialogues written for an 80s sitcom aside, this was highly entertaining and wholesome 

Babel by R.F. Kuang

adventurous challenging reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.5

So complex and well thought with simple sparks of brilliance.