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Nora Goes Off Script by Annabel Monaghan

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3.5

cute while also being really frustrating, basically a good romance 
Vanished: The Mysterious Disappearance of Mustafa Ouda by Ahmed Masoud

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challenging dark emotional

4.5

nothing could have prepared me for the ending (or for any of the book actually) but it was unbelievably good 

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Case Study by Graeme Macrae Burnet

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3.5

started strong but ended a bit weak
Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata

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emotional

5.0

anyone who said this was a funny quirky book can fuck off
When We Were Birds by Ayanna Lloyd Banwo

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emotional mysterious

4.5

not always the biggest fan of magical realism unless it’s done well, but this was very very well done 
Persuasion by Jane Austen

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5.0

the pinnacle of romance 
The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne

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  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

the introduction could’ve been skipped 
The Undivided Past: History Beyond Our Differences by David Cannadine

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3.0

a mix of agreement and disagreement. not always on the money but never terrible
Emperors Of The Peacock Throne by Abraham Eraly

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4.0

Interesting makes you wonder how prosperous the Mughals ever were