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585 reviews

The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley

adventurous dark slow-paced

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

Breaking the Dark by Lisa Jewell

adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced

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

Death of an Outsider by M.C. Beaton

adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced

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

A Great Reckoning by Louise Penny

adventurous emotional mysterious relaxing medium-paced

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

A Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan's Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them by Timothy Egan

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative sad tense medium-paced

https://blog.grotenhuis.info/2025/03/25/a-fever-in-the-heartland.html

The Hope of Glory: Reflections on the Last Words of Jesus from the Cross by Jon Meacham

reflective fast-paced

https://blog.grotenhuis.info/2025/03/25/read-the-hope-of-glory.html

Whispers Under Ground by Ben Aaronovitch

adventurous dark emotional funny informative mysterious medium-paced

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

Beautyland by Marie-Helene Bertino

funny mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

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

The Message by Ta-Nehisi Coates

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

Dreadful by Caitlin Rozakis

medium-paced

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