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73 reviews

If I Had Your Face by Frances Cha

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dark emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-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? It's complicated

4.0

Y/N by Esther Yi

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

3.5

I initially pick up Y/N because I thought it was funny that the love interest has the same name as my partner — this made the book about ten times weirder to read. Love how experimental it is though, and I felt immersed in its strangeness as I read it. 
Happy Hour by Marlowe Granados

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funny lighthearted reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

Akata Woman by Nnedi Okorafor

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adventurous funny hopeful 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? It's complicated

5.0

Fatal Fried Rice by Vivien Chien

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

3.75

Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant

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4.25

Great characterization! I don’t normally read books like this — I usually go for a more literary or pretentious books I won’t lie haha — but this was a fun read. Jurassic Park vibes.
The Four Humors by Mina Seçkin

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emotional reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75