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251 reviews

Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense 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? No

4.0

The Magician's Daughter by H.G. Parry

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

4.0

Sourdough by Robin Sloan

adventurous lighthearted mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

This book was so fun and interesting, and not like anything I have read before. I found the characters interesting, with some being extremely charming, and having the entire plot focus on a sourdough starter was lighthearted and enjoyable. 

I have enjoyed every book by Robin Sloan so far. 

The Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

A Song Below Water by Bethany C. Morrow

challenging emotional hopeful lighthearted mysterious reflective sad 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? It's complicated

4.0

I really enjoyed this book! I liked how the author spoke about black experiences and issues, but did so with a fantasy element at play. I enjoyed the characters and found that there was enough mystery and suspense to keep me engaged. I think this book had many great points about very big and real issues which I enjoyed. 

Overall,  very enjoyable read!

Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot by Mikki Kendall

challenging informative reflective slow-paced

5.0

A Fragile Enchantment by Allison Saft

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective slow-paced

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

3.75

Yellowface by R.F. Kuang

challenging mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

3.0

I did enjoy this book, but I definitely did not love it. Clearly we are to find the main character insufferable, which I sure did, but that didn't take away from the story for me. I found the plot interesting. Overall, an interesting read but not one I will revisit. 

My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

This book was extremely slow and I hated the characters the entire time, but somehow I found it enjoyable. I think the writing is well done and I resonated with the way Moshfegh wrote about depression and grief at times. I found the ending very abrupt but somehow it made sense for me. I equally love and hate how we do not know the main character's name. 

Overall, definitely an odd read but an interesting one. 

The Shadow of Perseus by Claire Heywood

challenging dark sad medium-paced

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

2.5

This book was not for me. 

I understand what the author was trying to do but writing a book about a man enacting such violence over women with little to no resolution just did not do it for me.