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The Answers by Catherine Lacey

challenging mysterious medium-paced

3.5

Beautiful writing, confusing story. Well it was confusing but questions were answered just not all of them. 

Poor Deer by Claire Oshetsky

emotional mysterious reflective fast-paced

4.0

Perfume and Pain by Anna Dorn

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.5

I don’t know what happened but I’ll read pretty much anything by Anna Dorn because it’s just kind of lighthearted and fun. I don’t relate to the characters but it’s like watching reality tv which is addictive and slightly bad for you. 

Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden

emotional informative reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

Heaven by Mieko Kawakami

dark emotional sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated

3.0

Sad Girl Novel by Pip Finkemeyer

emotional lighthearted slow-paced

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

2.0

I had high hopes for this and was let down. 

We Sold Our Souls by Grady Hendrix

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

3.5

I’m still confused by the ending a little bit.

What happened to Kris?

The God of the Woods by Liz Moore

mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

2.5

I found it absolutely too long, this could’ve been a good 150ish pages shorter. I also thought it was boring.

Fourteen Days: A Collaborative Novel by The Authors Guild, Douglas Preston, Margaret Atwood

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

2.0

Too many authors and writing styles. I thought it was more than a little boring, but I will say I saw the twist coming at least two chapters before.

The Life Impossible by Matt Haig

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

I wanted to love this more. Matt Haig’s are a hit or miss with me. This one started off strong but got really Disneyesque towards the end.