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The Vanished Bride by Bella Ellis

adventurous challenging informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Titus Andronicus by William Shakespeare

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

A Young Shakespeare, fresh off the heels of several plague scares, desperately seeking the alternative entertainment to Bear Baiting, comes up with an early draft for easing the public into ‘less vile content’ than what they’re faced with in their everyday post-medieval lifestyles by crafting this early Renaissance piece of gory horror, twisted up in a convoluted and hyperbolically violent plot that makes Kill Bill look mild to the modern audience.

2-stars for this violent plot
5-stars for the full cast performance.

.. still notably better than several novels I’ve DNFd lately…

Lily of the Nile by Stephanie Dray

emotional informative mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

The Starless Crown by James Rollins

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Women & Power: A Manifesto by Mary Beard

challenging hopeful informative inspiring fast-paced

5.0

The Ragpicker King by Cassandra Clare

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious fast-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? Yes

5.0

All the Tides of Fate by Adalyn Grace

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Thank You for Listening by Julia Whelan

dark emotional funny inspiring lighthearted reflective sad 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? Yes

3.5

Sisters of Sword & Song by Rebecca Ross

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

Let Us Descend by Jesmyn Ward

challenging dark emotional 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

4.0