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A Most Rebellious Debutante by Karen Abbott

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adventurous emotional medium-paced

4.5

The Duke's Counterfeit Wife by Louise Allen

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adventurous emotional lighthearted 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

4.5

A delightful romantic adventure tale between characters with a sizzling attraction to each other. 
The Good Girl's Guide to Rakes by Eva Leigh

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adventurous lighthearted 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

A Reputation for Notoriety by Diane Gaston

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adventurous emotional 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

A delightful Regency romance with all the elements there are to love.
This Is How You Lose the Time War by Max Gladstone, Amal El-Mohtar

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adventurous challenging medium-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? Yes

4.25

The worldbuilding and plot were stunning. My only complaint was I wish this was a novel instead of a novella so we had more time to spend on character. But still, give me time travelling queers, and I'm very happy.
The Chocolate Debutante by Marion Chesney

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funny 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

3.5

Ruined by Ann Barker

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emotional lighthearted 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? Yes

3.75

A delightful romp of a regency romance. I loved Jessie. But my real question is if the romance novelist almost sister in law gets her own story!
The Threepenny Opera by Bertolt Brecht, Ralph Manheim, Kurt Weill, John Willett

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

5.0

A classic for a reason!
The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton Under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade by Peter Weiss

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

5.0

This play is so exquisitely crafted, so visceral, that any notion of ranking it seems ridiculous. Go read it. 
Ella Minnow Pea: A Novel in Letters by Mark Dunn

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dark funny medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0