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Everyone on This Train Is a Suspect by Benjamin Stevenson

adventurous funny mysterious 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

The Last Cuentista by Donna Barba Higuera

adventurous emotional hopeful sad 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? N/A

4.25

The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon

emotional mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

4.5

Fable by Adrienne Young

adventurous fast-paced

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

3.5

Deaf Utopia: A Memoir—and a Love Letter to a Way of Life by Nyle DiMarco

informative medium-paced

4.0

Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano

emotional hopeful reflective sad 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

4.75

The Changeover by Margaret Mahy

This was one of my favorite books as a teen in the 80’s. I read it multiple times. Pleasant surprise to see it come up on my recommendations. May have to dig out a copy to read as an adult

How to Walk Away by Katherine Center

hopeful fast-paced

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

3.5

Fast comfort read with some feels, a lot glossed over and everything tied up neatly. The editors could have done another run through on this. 
I got a kick that it was set in the Austin area, but knowledge of the area was shown inconsistently throughout the book. 

The Bassoon King: My Life in Art, Faith, and Idiocy by Rainn Wilson

funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

4.0

The Survivalists by Kashana Cauley
Did not finish book. Stopped at 40%.

I wanted to like this book and gave it a good try. Cauley has a clever sense of humor that I definitely appreciate. However, the trajectory went from iffy to just too much to endure when she moved in with him. While it may be considered a satire, but it’s a train wreck that I just couldn’t find amusing to watch.