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A Spell of Winter by Helen Dunmore

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challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.5

Bachelor Beast by Grace Goodwin

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lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

1.0

Super bland for an alien sex novel: zero character development, writing style is so basic.

Babel by R.F. Kuang

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adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-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? No

5.0

Love Lettering by Kate Clayborn

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emotional lighthearted mysterious slow-paced

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

2.5

Husband Material by Alexis Hall

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.5

I didn't like 4 Weddings and a Funeral so this format miffed me AND I found the ending sad. I think it was supposed to be liberating but the whole book felt so sad, not romantic. Maybe I'll like it better on reread (I reread Boyfriend Material yesterday and liked it far more than I did the first time around!).

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Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing 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

5.0

Lovely fluff -- a bit like Redwall for grown ups.

The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna

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emotional inspiring lighthearted mysterious 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

4.5

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Angelika Frankenstein Makes Her Match by Sally Thorne

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 2%.

omg, gross start (cadaver shopping) and then suuuuper squicky non-consensual romance and then apparently weird religious end. No thank you!

Mr. Fox by Helen Oyeyemi

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 83%.

Totally unreadable for whatever reason -- I didn't like SJ Fox and the mini stories and, yeah, it just didn't land well for me.

Murder Most Actual by Alexis Hall

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adventurous dark funny lighthearted mysterious slow-paced

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

2.0