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285 reviews

Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead by Emily Austin

emotional 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

3.75

Shark Heart: A Love Story by Emily Habeck

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

Acceptance by Jeff VanderMeer

dark reflective tense slow-paced

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

3.0

From Below by Darcy Coates

dark tense medium-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

The Memory of Animals by Claire Fuller
Did not finish book. Stopped at 35%.

Found the "Revisiting" too tangential to the story of this post-pandemic apocalyptic world. Got bored. 

The Framed Women of Ardemore House by Brandy Schillace

emotional mysterious medium-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

4.5

This Is Why They Hate Us by Aaron H. Aceves
Did not finish book. Stopped at 27%.

not my vibe, maybe when I'm in a more contemporary romance mood

Last Flight by Liane Merciel
Did not finish book. Stopped at 65%.

reading slump, time jumps were throwing me off a bit

Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty
Did not finish book. Stopped at 26%.

Just got bored. Pacing felt slow, but it did listen a bit like a true crime story, so maybe good for the usual mystery, thriller reader

Someone You Can Build a Nest In by John Wiswell

adventurous dark funny 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? Yes

4.5