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210 reviews

Unreasonable Hospitality: The Remarkable Power of Giving People More Than They Expect by Will Guidara

reflective medium-paced

4.0

A good collection of tidbits, some cool stories, but not earth shattering, for me. 

The Well of Ascension by Brandon Sanderson

adventurous hopeful tense fast-paced

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

3.0

Fun, engrossing, but got to the point that Sanderson often gets to for me, a little formulaic- with obvious “twists”.

The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson

medium-paced

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

4.0

A Desolation Called Peace by Arkady Martine

adventurous 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

4.0

A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine

adventurous 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? It's complicated

4.0

A fun read with palace intrigue and geo-politics. 

Windhaven by George R.R. Martin

adventurous 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? Yes

4.0

This Is How You Lose the Time War by Max Gladstone, Amal El-Mohtar

challenging emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

A beautifully poetic journey.

The Galaxy, and the Ground Within by Becky Chambers

adventurous emotional hopeful 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? No

3.0

A cute and growing universe with aliens who are maybe a little too human. 

Dark Wire: The Incredible True Story of the Largest Sting Operation Ever by Joseph Cox

informative medium-paced

4.0

Record of a Spaceborn Few by Becky Chambers

emotional 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

3.0