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129 reviews

This Other Eden by Paul Harding
Did not finish book. Stopped at 30%.

Too slow with overly long sentences and no paragraphing. 

In My Dreams I Hold a Knife by Ashley Winstead
Did not finish book. Stopped at 15%.

Boring. Too much dialogue.

Foster by Claire Keegan

emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.75

Trespasses by Louise Kennedy

challenging emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata

funny reflective medium-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? No

3.75

The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix

dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

4.75

Go as a River by Shelley Read

challenging emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

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

4.75

Fight Night by Miriam Toews

medium-paced

4.0

The Rachel Incident by Caroline O'Donoghue

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

3.75