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In a Book Club Far Away by Tif Marcelo

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

1.0

The Curious Heart of Ailsa Rae by Stephanie Butland

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emotional hopeful 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

3.0

The Silvered Serpents by Roshani Chokshi

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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

4.0

A Light in the Sky by Shina Reynolds

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adventurous medium-paced

3.0

In general I thought this story was pretty good and has a lot of potential but I really hate love triangles and this one was particularly insufferable. And the cast of characters was not at all diverse. This is the author’s first published novel though so I’m looking forward to seeing how they improve through the rest of the series 
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

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adventurous hopeful informative inspiring tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

5.0

Between Burning Worlds by Jessica Brody, Joanne Rendell

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adventurous tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 44%.
Too many POVs and timelines that didn’t connect together well. POV sections were so short that it was difficult to keep track of what was happening or develop a connection to any characters. 
Just Ash by Sol Santana

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dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0


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