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406 reviews

The Black Bird Oracle by Deborah Harkness

adventurous mysterious relaxing slow-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

3.0

Want by Gillian Anderson

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

3.75

The Book of Azrael by Amber V. Nicole
Did not finish book. Stopped at 33%.

I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

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

3.5

The Secret Lives of Church Ladies by Deesha Philyaw

emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

The Art Thief by Michael Finkel

informative mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

5.0

Gripping and absolutely riveting in a stranger-than-fiction way, I couldn't put this down. I raced through it in 2 days and couldn't help regularly pausing to read out passages to my partner. It's propulsive and reads like a thriller in many ways, but it is also an empathetic, measured portrait of Stéphane Breitwieser. 

Lightfall: The Dark Times by Tim Probert

adventurous funny hopeful mysterious relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Shadow of the Bird by Tim Probert

adventurous hopeful mysterious relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

A Memoir of My Former Self: A Life in Writing by Hilary Mantel

funny informative inspiring reflective relaxing medium-paced

4.25

The Proposal by Bae Myung-hoon

mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75