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Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

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emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-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

5.0

This is an incredible book. All of the characters feel so well developed and the story is incredibly interesting. This novel is written beautifully and expanded my vocabulary in interesting ways. 
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Queen Charlotte by Shonda Rhimes, Julia Quinn

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emotional funny relaxing fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Very well balanced book. An overall nice read. It won't blow your mind, but it was enjoyable and had many good parts. 
In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado

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challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

Beautifully and elegantly written account of horrible and sad experiences that felt immensely important to be told. 
Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë

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

3.5

It's hard to follow with all of the characters, but once they are parsed out, the story is interesting and the writing is great. It is however plagued with the styles of a classic novel that do make it hard to get through. 
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë

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

3.25

I recognize that this is a classic novel and it is very good in that regard, but compared to modern novels it is a struggle to get through. There is are pointless discussions abound and some of the best moments are told secondhand. I'm glad to have gotten through it for historical reasons and the cultural touchstone that it is. 
Always Look on the Bright Side of Life: A Sortabiography by Eric Idle

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hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-paced

3.75

Really interesting book. I did not realize the talent of Eric Idle and how wide he fame goes. This is well written and is packed full of fun info about Monty Python and the world of comedy from Eric Idle A's perspective. The name dropping is shocking and some parts seem to drag out, but the overall book is a good read and pretty funny. 
Anthem by Noah Hawley

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adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

Truly an incredible book. Very thought provoking. I loved the focus on our current moment and the way it makes you consider humanity and where we are as a collective group. I feel like this focus made the overall narrative suffer only slightly.
John Dies at the End by David Wong

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adventurous funny mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This has some truly laugh out loud parts and plenty of groans. I enjoyed the world and the story even if it feels a little confusing and lost in the middle.
Friday Black by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

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

5.0

Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune

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challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-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

4.0

This is a great book. It pulls at your heartstrings with some really moving scenes. It will make you groan and laugh with some dumb cheesiness. I felt that it tried to leave some mystery, but it felt more like oversight.
Lastly, book felt longer than it needed to be. It never really felt boring and I would be hard pressed to find any scenes worthy to be cut. The story really wanted to build the relationships and the romance and it only fell slightly short of knocking out of the park.
I absolutely recommend this book. Just be ready to really sit with these characters. 
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