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Blue Sisters by Coco Mellors

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challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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

5.0

Loved this book ! So many of my favorite subjects: sisters, family, addiction and recovery, grief, hope, NY and England

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Christmas with the Queen by Heather Webb, Hazel Gaynor

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emotional hopeful informative lighthearted 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? No

4.5

This is cataloged as historical fiction. It is that and more historical romance.
The Mythmakers: The Remarkable Fellowship of C.S. Lewis & J.R.R. Tolkien by John Hendrix

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adventurous informative inspiring reflective relaxing fast-paced

5.0

Lovely graphic novel of Lewis and Tolkien’s friendship and the community they created with each other and their friends. Their lives and creativity were entwined for their lives enhancing the writings they gave to the world! 

Black Beadle by E.C.R. Lorac

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adventurous informative mysterious sad tense fast-paced

4.75

Mc Donald is a favorite sleuth. Loved that the title is the clue that brings the murderer to justice. A cautionary tale of hubris, prejudice and blackmail. 

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To Die For by David Baldacci

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adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

Baldacci  does it again! Fun and Devine!
The Grey Wolf by Louise Penny

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adventurous challenging mysterious tense 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? No

5.0

Wonderful!!
The Examiner by Janice Hallett

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adventurous challenging informative mysterious tense fast-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? No

5.0

Love the structure!! 
Death of an Airman by Christopher St. John Sprigg

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adventurous informative mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

Another fine example of Golden age Mysteries. Excellent plotting and prose. 
Upstream: Selected Essays by Mary Oliver

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adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring relaxing medium-paced

5.0

Essays only bested by some of Oliver’s poetry!
Death and the Old Master by G. M. Malliet

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informative mysterious relaxing fast-paced

4.0

A college master is killed in Cambridge, England.