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All Down Darkness Wide: A Memoir by Seán Hewitt

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dark emotional sad medium-paced

4.5

Beautiful and intricately human

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In Deeper Waters by F.T. Lukens

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fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Loveable characters? Yes

3.5

The plot was fantastic and had me gripped, although I was disappointed by the ending (

was very ready to be devastated, and sad I didn’t get that

). The writing was fine, but definitely not the highlight.
Loved the yearning, alongside the adorable-ness of the crushes, had me kicking my feet and giggling.

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A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers

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reflective medium-paced

4.5

A nice, long hug that lets you release the breath you didn’t know you’d been holding

The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang

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adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

4.75

Ever so slightly predictable but it doesn’t take much away from the story which was so lovely. Incredibly dark and heavy themes and trauma but these made a lot of sense for the story and characters (and I’ve almost definitely forgotten to add some content warnings)

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