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65 reviews

Cinder by Marissa Meyer

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

4.25

One of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus

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

4.0

Long Bright River by Liz Moore

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challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad medium-paced
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Heart wrenching and beautiful. 
The Vegetarian by Han Kang

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dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

As a vegan, I liked this dark story. Also to be clear this is not an add for vegetarianism, if anything, it’s the antithesis of that. But it was over hyped and therefore fell short of my expectations.
Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam

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dark mysterious medium-paced
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.0

Deeply confusing and not my cup of tea.