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adventurous informative mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.0

Crow Lake by Mary Lawson

emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-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

Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr
Did not finish book. Stopped at 35%.

The Penguin Book of Christmas Stories: From Hans Christian Andersen to Angela Carter by

reflective fast-paced

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

2.5

If Nobody Speaks of Remarkable Things by Jon McGregor
Did not finish book. Stopped at 12%.

The Company of Owls by Polly Atkin

hopeful informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

3.0

Mad Honey by Jodi Picoult, Jennifer Finney Boylan

challenging dark informative reflective 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? It's complicated

4.0

The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden
Did not finish book. Stopped at 12%.

The Dead of Winter by Nicola Upson

dark mysterious relaxing sad 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? No

4.0

Stone Yard Devotional by Charlotte Wood

dark 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

5.0