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506 reviews

Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo

adventurous dark hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.0

What My Bones Know: A Memoir of Healing from Complex Trauma by Stephanie Foo

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles

hopeful informative mysterious reflective relaxing slow-paced

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

3.0

Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo

adventurous hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-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? It's complicated

5.0

Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell

challenging dark sad medium-paced

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

5.0

Grief & Mourning journey is palapable in this read. Be sure to have some tissues close by for all-the-feels. The characters and the family dynamics really pull at you. Well done, well done indeed. 

The Secret Keeper of Jaipur by Alka Joshi

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

5-star Sequel read! After reading The Henna Artist had to wait for my Library hold of this to come in, and multiple times found myself still wrapped up in the  characters wondering ' What will so-and-so get up to in this one?? And what will happen for that character??? Exceptional character development that sweeps you away entirely. Very well done. 

The Henna Artist by Alka Joshi

adventurous emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

1st Sentences: "Independence changed everything. Independence changed nothing." 
This is a very enjoyable read. The writing style has a wonderful flow, that keeps pulling you back into the story to see what's next for the characters. Wether it has been a day or two or three since last picked it up, it is so well written and sticks with you that while away from the book are left mulling it over. Well done. 

Bitter Orange by Claire Fuller

mysterious slow-paced

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

2.0

The Guest List by Lucy Foley

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

TW: mental illness, substance use, homelessness