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251 reviews

End Times by Rebecca Priestley

medium-paced

4.0

Such a wonderful book. Loved the End Times thread interwoven into the present day existential anxieties. 
Desperately made me want to travel to the West Coast, a part of NZ that I’ve never been. 

Butcherbird by Cassie Hart

dark sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Idol by Louise O'Neill

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

0.5

Trashy with the most unlikeable characters and not in a good way. 

The Mapmakers' Race by Eirlys Hunter

adventurous inspiring tense fast-paced

4.5

Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

Sprigs by Brannavan Gnanalingam

challenging dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

The Girl From Revolution Road by Ghazaleh Golbakhsh

challenging hopeful inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.5

Loop Tracks by Sue Orr

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.5

Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

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

2.0

The Worst Best Man by Mia Sosa

fast-paced

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

1.0