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Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 65%.
Could not get into the characters and the timeline was a bit scattered for me. 
The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver

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adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring sad slow-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

4.75

None of This Is True by Lisa Jewell

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

5.0

Y’all. It’s been a while since a book had me PACING back and forth and sweating with anticipation. Fascinating plot with a mix of unreliable narrators and love-hate characters. 
All-Night Pharmacy by Ruth Madievsky

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

2.75

First 80 pages were exciting and beautifully written, but the other 200 pages were a constant struggle of making sense of everything.