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329 reviews

The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker

adventurous dark hopeful mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

Cien Cuyes by Gustavo Rodríguez

funny reflective sad slow-paced

5.0

A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab

adventurous medium-paced

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

4.0

I enjoy parallel worlds so I enjoyed this one quite a bit. No strong character development nor tons of world build, which are two things I really like but it didn’t deter from my enjoyment!

My Pen Is the Wing of a Bird: New Fiction by Afghan Women by Maryam Mahjoba

emotional informative sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.75

Atonement by Ian McEwan

challenging reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf

challenging reflective 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? Yes

2.75

Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout

emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

Burial Rites by Hannah Kent

reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.0

Magma by Thora Hjörleifsdóttir

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

Heartbreaking. Important.

Strega by Johanne Lykke Holm

dark tense slow-paced

3.25