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62 reviews

Are You Listening? by Tillie Walden

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

plot fell pretty flat for me...

Wolf by Saša Stanišić

adventurous emotional funny inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell

3.5

or 4 stars

The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

adventurous hopeful inspiring mysterious relaxing medium-paced

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

3.5

probably would have liked it more had i actively thought about what i was reading lol

Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger

adventurous emotional hopeful relaxing sad medium-paced

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

3.0

or 3.5


generally entertaining, liked the characters, liked the overall plot and plot twists

however, wayyy too long, boring and anti-climatic at certain points, the pacing was inefficient and some things could have been explored more (while others were completely unnecessary). it also would have been nice if claire and henry had different narrative styles 

overall, would have probably been a 4 star if it was 200 pages less

A Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky Chambers

4.5

Verdammt starke Liebe: Die wahre Geschichte von Stefan K. und Willi G. by Lutz van Dijk

dark emotional informative sad tense fast-paced

4.0

Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree

funny lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

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

4.0

The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse by Charlie Mackesy

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-paced

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

4.0