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52 reviews

Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

Very good writing and this story made my heart sing. It’s so refreshing to read a story where the male love interest isn’t a toxic *yet charming* asshole. 

Sin Eater by Megan Campisi

challenging dark emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.0

Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell

emotional slow-paced

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

5.0

The Collected Poems of William Carlos Williams: 1909-1939 by Christopher Macgowan, William Carlos Williams

fast-paced

5.0

Always and forever will be one of my favorite poets 

Labor and Legality: An Ethnography of a Mexican Immigrant Network by Ruth Gomberg-Muñoz

informative reflective fast-paced

4.5

One of the reasons I pursued a degree in anthropology. 

Cosmogony by Lucy Ives

challenging emotional funny reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

5.0

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

challenging emotional reflective sad tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Homophobia, and Domestic abuse

Vicious by V.E. Schwab

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.75

To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf

challenging emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien

adventurous inspiring lighthearted mysterious slow-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? No

4.0

loved it but too much walking