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The Seventh Bride by T. Kingfisher
adventurous
dark
funny
hopeful
mysterious
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
A Sorceress Comes to Call by T. Kingfisher
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
Ella Enchanted obedience plus Goose Girl element-based magic plus Persuasion-esque regency romance. And also a good amount of horse-based eldrich horror.
A Day of Fallen Night by Samantha Shannon
adventurous
dark
tense
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu
adventurous
dark
informative
mysterious
sad
- Loveable characters? No
3.0
very matter-of-fact, often to the point of seeming didactic or like reading philosophical lectures with heavy science and math references
The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.75
The Tea Dragon Tapestry by K. O'Neill
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
5.0
maybe kind of almost made me cry.... reminded me of Kiki's Delivery Service in how it addressed a changing relationship to your art/passions, but with an extension of those ideas to apply more to different phases of life (and aging/settling more generally)