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A Reaper at the Gates by Sabaa Tahir

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes

4.0

This took me way too long to get through but somehow was also pretty good? I can’t explain how a book drew me in so much but pained me to get through (more of a personal problem maybe).

The ending gave me Thanos’ snap vibes.

The Third Gilmore Girl by Kelly Bishop

emotional informative reflective medium-paced

Phenomenal memoir!!

A Torch Against the Night by Sabaa Tahir

adventurous dark tense 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? It's complicated

4.25

Lula Dean's Little Library of Banned Books by Kirsten Miller

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.25

My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry by Fredrik Backman

emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

This was a heartwarming tale that read almost like a Pixar movie to me. The characters were very three dimensional. My biggest gripe was the narrator of the audiobook whispers half this book and made it hard to hear while driving or running outside.

Lovely One by Ketanji Brown Jackson

informative reflective slow-paced

I don’t rate memoirs but this one was so good!! It beautifully weaves together her experiences in life and with the history of law. Listening to it on audiobook felt like chatting with a friend about their life’s story. 

Out of the Woods by Hannah Bonam-Young

emotional funny 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? Yes

4.25

I adore these characters so much!! This was a good and fast read; I finished it in less than 12 hours because I didn’t want to put it down and didn’t realize how quickly I was flying through chapters. This lived up to the hype of Out on a Limb.

Good Material by Dolly Alderton

emotional funny 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? Yes

3.75

The book read like a Nora Ephron rom-com. I didn’t really feel like there was any groundbreaking revelation and that the book just kinda ended on Andy’s journey.

The last chapter from Jen’s perspective did help wrap that up and put more context to things but to me felt a bit out of place.

Mad Honey by Jodi Picoult, Jennifer Finney Boylan

emotional reflective tense 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? Yes

4.25