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1116 reviews

The Dragon Republic by R.F. Kuang

adventurous challenging dark 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

4.5

Excellent second installment, but sheesh if it’s not violent af. More deaths than GoT, and with characters I actually care about??

I Thought You Said This Would Work by Ann Garvin

adventurous funny hopeful 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

Star off for the denouement. I get the instinct but I don’t think it was needed. Everything till the last 5% was fun and flowed well and worked really well!

The Colony by Audrey Magee

challenging sad tense slow-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

4.75

Really really liked it—as someone currently trying to live in a language other than my native one, I loved the backdrop of language throughout. Thought the fact that she’s used the like historical violent external tension between the English and the French as a way to foil the internal and individual tension of the Irish residents. Thought the interspersed dialogue and inner monologue and narration was clever for voice. The end was *too sad* but the read was worth it

How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water by Angie Cruz

emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-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

4.5

Kiss Her Once For Me by Alison Cochrun

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

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

5.0

😭😭😭😭😭 I loved it so much

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse

The Atlas Paradox by Olivie Blake

dark emotional mysterious 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

5.0

Tons of fun, loved coming back to the world, hope there’s a third!!

By the Book by Jasmine Guillory

lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

Very fun very cute as all of Jasmine Guillory’s books are-I’ll read whatever she writes, and this was enjoyable, but I think the Disney tales retold construct is not for me

Hook, Line, and Sinker by Tessa Bailey

lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

The Violence by Delilah S. Dawson
Did not finish book.

Atomic Anna by Rachel Barenbaum

slow-paced

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

4.5

Dug it, but definitely could have been a little shorter.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Abandonment