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358 reviews

Tom Lake by Ann Patchett

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

4.0

What a beautiful and serene slice-of-life story!
Highly recommend listening to Meryl Streep performing this story on audio<3
Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing by Matthew Perry

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no rating as this book is about Matthew Perry’s life and mostly about his addiction, and it doesn’t feel right to rate his story like that.
just a sad and hard book to read.
The People on Platform 5 by Clare Pooley

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective 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? Yes

5.0

LOVE LOVE LOVE!!!

Promises and Pomegranates by Sav R. Miller

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

2.5

the smut was smutting, but the book lacked a better story/plot overall.
also idk if mafia romance is my cup of tea, even though the sx scenes made me blush
Daredevil: Back in Black, Volume 1: Chinatown by Charles Soule

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adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • 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

Solens sønn by Hilde Susan Jægtnes

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 10%.
Kjeda meg litt tbh, men har ikke lest Sagaen om isfolket så jeg er kanskje feil målgruppe her
Beautyland by Marie-Helene Bertino

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 10%.
Couldn't really get into it, I think I would need the read it as a physical book/kindle.
Got a little confusing
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

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adventurous dark medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.0

Assembly by Natasha Brown

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

3.0

This book is important, but could have been better. I feel like it tries to do too many things at once, and it’s only 100 pages long.