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Ancillary Sword by Ann Leckie

4.5

The Outside by Ada Hoffmann

challenging dark mysterious 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

Queer and Lovecraftian with a divine twist. An interesting tie-in with the rise of modern AI.

Muse of Nightmares by Laini Taylor

adventurous challenging dark

4.0

Ammonite by Nicola Griffith

adventurous challenging mysterious reflective slow-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 wonderful anthropological exploration of a human colony in which all men are killed by a native bacteria. In many ways it still holds up as great feminist literature, and is notable for the time in which it was written. 

The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang
Did not finish book. Stopped at 52%.

It's good and interesting, I think I just don't love military history as a genre.

Yield Under Great Persuasion by Alexandra Rowland

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective relaxing 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

Rowland knocked it out of the park again. And, once again, we leave the book with a cornucopia of emotions we'll be working through until the next time we read it.

The Hands of the Emperor by Victoria Goddard

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective 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

This is the best book I have ever read. I feel nourished and whole, having been cared for across nearly 1300 pages. 

The Lights of Ystrac's Wood by Alexandra Rowland

5.0

Some by Virtue Fall by Alexandra Rowland

5.0

Tadek and the Princess by Alexandra Rowland

emotional reflective sad 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

5.0

A Taste of Gold and Iron had 500 pages to make me cry. Tadek and the Princess did in in 100. It's a painfully warm story of absolute love and devotion and the inevitable grief that came with it. Do not miss this after reading A Taste of Gold and Iron.