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139 reviews

The Seventh Bride by T. Kingfisher

dark emotional funny inspiring lighthearted 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? Yes

5.0

The Day That Never Comes by Caimh McDonnell

dark funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing 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

5.0

The Puma Years: A Memoir of Love and Transformation in the Bolivian Jungle by Laura Coleman

emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

Interesting look at wildlife rescues and the volunteers who make them possible. Could have stood to lose about 50 pages of repetitive descriptions of life in the jungle.

A Man With One of Those Faces by Caimh McDonnell

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

The Witness for the Dead by Katherine Addison
Did not finish book. Stopped at 15%.

Had none of the momentum of the Goblin Emperor and a main character with zero charisma.

The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang
Did not finish book. Stopped at 75%.

After taking a week off from the audiobook for spring break, I realized I didn't really care about any of the characters or how the whole thing was going to end.

Just One Damned Thing After Another by Jodi Taylor

adventurous emotional funny mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

Exhalation by Ted Chiang

4.0

There are some excellent stories in the collection but it's not as strong overall as The Stories of Your Life. The Alchemist's Gate is definitely the best of the bunch.

Velvet Was the Night by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

The action picked up in the last 50-75 pages, but it dragged before that. The lack of any likable characters didn't help matters.