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129 reviews

The Bookbinder of Jericho by Pip Williams

emotional reflective 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

3.75

Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman

emotional reflective 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? No

4.25

Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan

challenging emotional hopeful reflective 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? No

4.5

Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason

challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad 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

One Italian Summer: Across the World and Back in Search of the Good Life by Pip Williams

funny lighthearted reflective slow-paced

3.5

The Sanatorium by Sarah Pearse
Did not finish book. Stopped at 33%.

I found it engaging in the opening chapters, but then confusing and jumbled with multiple characters and scenarios. Perhaps it was just because I listened to the audiobook 

Crushing by Genevieve Novak

emotional funny 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

4.25

The One That Got Away by Charlotte Rixon
Did not finish book. Stopped at 64%.

Didn’t hold my interest. Characters were not developed or likeable by half way point. Too many questions unanswered. Different points in time made the story drawn out and slow.

Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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? No

4.75

Real Life by Brandon Taylor

challenging dark emotional sad slow-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? It's complicated

3.5