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1198 reviews

Madhouse at the End of the Earth: The Belgica's Journey Into the Dark Antarctic Night by Julian Sancton

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adventurous dark informative mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

3.75

Any Place But Here by Sarah Van Name

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emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

(Disclosure: the author is an online friend!) 

A beautifully bittersweet coming-of-age story. 
Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation by Kristin Kobes Du Mez

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challenging dark informative mysterious sad medium-paced

4.75

The Secret Detectives by Ella Risbridger

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adventurous mysterious 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

4.75

Adrianne Geffel: A Fiction by David Hajdu

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 49%.
Characters too broad. I usually love a fake oral history, but this didn’t do it for me. 
Hideout by Louisa Luna

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.0

Our Wives Under The Sea by Julia Armfield

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challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel

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challenging mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.75

True Crime Story by Joseph Knox

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dark funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

The Ice Beneath Her by Camilla Grebe

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

3.75