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72 reviews

The Lie Tree by Frances Hardinge

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

4.0

The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

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

5.0

Babel by R.F. Kuang

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

4.0

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Undoctored: The Story of a Medic Who Ran Out of Patients by Adam Kay

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funny informative reflective fast-paced

5.0

One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig

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

5.0

I’d already pre-ordered the sequel by the time I’d read only a few chapters which must say something.
The last 2 chapters even had me crying. 
The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova

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challenging dark mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

The Lighthouse Witches by C.J. Cooke

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

5.0

I picked this book up on a whim purely because I liked the cover. I’m so glad that I did. I thought it was going one way but then it went a totally different way. A really creepy read full of amazing details, at some points I felt like I was there. I even cried a few times towards the end. 
I’ll definitely be reading more of her books.
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The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow

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

5.0

Fairy Tale by Stephen King

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adventurous challenging dark hopeful mysterious slow-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? Yes

3.25

There were elements of this book that I really loved. However because it’s all in first person prose and only in the one POV it felt a little flat for me. Towards the end of the book the pacing did increase a bit but for the majority of it, it felt quite slow. 
The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak

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hopeful inspiring reflective 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

3.75