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214 reviews

Those People Next Door by Kia Abdullah

medium-paced

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

4.0

Strange Sally Diamond by Liz Nugent

funny informative reflective fast-paced

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

4.75

I really loved this book! Refreshing premise, fast paced, great writing which was a mixture of plot vs character. 

I Do Not Come to You by Chance by Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani

challenging reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

The House of Broken Bricks by Fiona Williams

medium-paced

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

3.0

Mother Country by Etaf Rum

dark emotional reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

4.25

I'm New Here by Ian Russell-Hsieh

dark fast-paced

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

3.0

I just didn’t get this book. I think it was supposed to be a coming of age style book but that was inaccurately depicted. 

I saw the author at a book event so I bought his book as he was a great speaker but this fell very flat. 

There was poor character development, I wasn’t a fan of the writing style or the main character and I think the themes of being on-white in the UK and the pressures that come with that weren’t explored fully. 

It was a fast paced easy read with big font but I definitely expected more. 

Honor by Thrity Umrigar

dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-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

The Wrong Sister: The chilling novel from Sunday Times bestselling author of The Couple at No. 9 by Claire Douglas

fast-paced

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

4.0

Sweetness in the Skin by Ishi Robinson

hopeful inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.0

Enjoyable, fast paced read. Easy page turner but not the most memorable read. It’s a coming of age story with an engaging writing style but in all honesty, it was very predictable and to be expected. 

Butter Honey Pig Bread by francesca ekwuyasi

mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

This book had a lot of potential but I did not enjoy the writing style. I felt it was too descriptive about things that were not relevant i.e. food descriptions, yet several poignant themes were not adequately explored and fell flat. The characters largely unlikable and I did not see the development in them.