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399 reviews

Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett

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

4.0

Voyage of the Basilisk by Marie Brennan

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

4.0

We Are the Match by Mary E. Roach

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sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

The Paris Novel by Ruth Reichl

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hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

Surprisingly enjoyable for a book I’d nearly written off as fluff.
The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang

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

2.0

Had to dnf at 75% when I realized the necessity of content warnings. Swing from boring to gratuitously, gruesomely violence, with derivative echoes of game of thrones, umbrella academy and more filling up pages between. Tonal whiplash.
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The Tropic Of Serpents by Marie Brennan

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

3.75

Swimming Lessons: Poems by Lili Reinhart

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sad slow-paced

0.25

Riddled with cliches, reads like two friends ranting at each other about their superficial lives & loves.
Cousin Bette by Honoré de Balzac

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

2.25

break your glass slippers by Amanda Lovelace

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fast-paced

0.25

Pedestrian, reads like lines out of a self help book. Should have been content for one of those “inspiring” day planners.
My Lady Jane by Jodi Meadows, Brodi Ashton, Cynthia Hand

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

2.0