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22 reviews

Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-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

5.0

An absolutely beautiful and devastating read.

I Remember You by Yrsa Sigurðardóttir

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

Billy Summers by Stephen King

adventurous emotional funny hopeful tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Hidden Pictures: A Novel by Jason Rekulak

funny medium-paced

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

1.5

Boy, this was not good. This might have worked as a 90 minute young adult thriller on Netflix. Would've been 2 stars but the nearly half-chapter about how Angry Birds works felt like the audiobook was actively trying to get me to stop listening to it.

In all seriousness, this book drops so many brand names it's insane: Coke, Panera, Sherwin Williams, SNL, Cheesecake Factory(Multiple times), etc. It's almost as if this book was funded through ad placement. 

Fever Dream by Samanta Schweblin

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

These Silent Woods by Kimi Cunningham Grant

emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

The First Day of Spring by Nancy Tucker

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

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

5.0

In My Dreams I Hold a Knife by Ashley Winstead
Did not finish book. Stopped at 60%.

I saw this book recommended for fans of "The First Day of Spring" by Nancy Tucker, which I loved, but I just could not get into this one. It felt like a soap opera mixed with Pretty Little Liars only somehow the characters sounded even less human. Everything that I loved about "The First Day of Spring" is missing in this one.

Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy

emotional 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? Yes

5.0

It's not often that I come across a character that I care about as much as Franny. The writing was beautiful and each chapter pulled me further and further into this world(Though we pretty much are already heading this way). This was the first book that I couldn't finish at work because I was getting too emotional. 
Overall, this book is fantastic and one that I will probably recommend to anyone who asks if I've read anything good lately, regardless of how long it's been since I put this one down.

Earthlings by Sayaka Murata

challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

That was weird. Had fun though!