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Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

adventurous emotional funny hopeful informative reflective sad tense

• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

The Space Between Worlds by Micaiah Johnson

4.0

Yumi and the Nightmare Painter by Brandon Sanderson

slow-paced

3.0

Their Vicious Games by Joelle Wellington

dark tense

3.0

It was good but I think it could have been better with more twists and turns and a more shocking ending. 

The Black God's Drums by P. Djèlí Clark

adventurous fast-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes

3.5

Trespasses by Louise Kennedy

emotional sad

3.5

The Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston

emotional funny hopeful

5.0

So charming. I raced through it. Made me crave lemon pie so badly! 

A Closed and Common Orbit by Becky Chambers

adventurous emotional hopeful

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro

emotional reflective medium-paced

3.75

I think I would have enjoyed it more had I read it instead if listening on audio. Never Let Me Go is one of my favourites.

Open Throat by Henry Hoke

challenging emotional funny reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

Quite interesting and different.  A pleasant surprise! Short yet packs a punch.