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407 reviews

The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri

adventurous emotional tense 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, and War

Daughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini Taylor

adventurous mysterious sad slow-paced

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

3.5

The Four Profound Weaves by R.B. Lemberg

challenging hopeful reflective fast-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

4.0

The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu

challenging slow-paced

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

3.0

The Tyrant Baru Cormorant by Seth Dickinson

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious 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? Yes

4.0

Dawnshard by Brandon Sanderson

adventurous funny hopeful mysterious fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Oathbringer by Brandon Sanderson

adventurous emotional hopeful fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Grief

Moderate: Drug abuse, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

The Mirador by Sarah Monette

dark emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

Loved it, again! But I feel like once again the ending was very rushed. The majority of the book was slow paced and not too much really exciting happened, and then we get to the last 10% and Everything Happens At Once!! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness and Grief

Moderate: Mental illness, Sexual violence, Torture, and Violence

The Trouble with Peace by Joe Abercrombie

dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Violence, and Blood

Minor: Homophobia and Incest

The Perilous Life of Jade Yeo by Zen Cho

funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0