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Murder At The Christmas Emporium by Andreina Cordani

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dark mysterious slow-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

5.0

Fun, cosy(ish) Christmas mystery about a mysterious Christmas shop. 
Calling Bullshit: The Art of Scepticism in a Data-Driven World by Jevin D. West, Carl T. Bergstrom

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informative slow-paced
Doctor Who: The Good Doctor by Juno Dawson

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adventurous dark medium-paced
I was enjoying this … until I wasn’t. We’ve got a White British writer (whose work I usually enjoy) writing a story about colonialism and slavery. I won’t spoiler the end, didn’t sit right with me. 

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V for Vendetta by Steve Moore

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

5.0

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Keanu Reeves Is Not in Love with You: The Murky World of Online Romance by Becky Holmes

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dark funny informative medium-paced

5.0

Outstanding. This book manages to both informative and funny – while showing genuine compacting for the people targeted  by the fraudsrr discussed. 
We Could Be Heroes by Mike Chen

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adventurous funny hopeful 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

4.0

Jamie and Zoe are fantastic characters. I’d happily read about them sitting around watching Netflix. 

For me though, they were bogged down by a plot that didn’t entirely make sense. 
A Short Stay in Hell by Steven L. Peck

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reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

Weird and unexpected. 
The Bandit Queens by Parini Shroff

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dark funny hopeful inspiring 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
Having read other reviews, I’m not sure how accurate the setting in rural India is. But from a story standpoint, this one is wickedly funny and delightfully vengeful. 
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Rocket Repo by C.P. James

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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? Yes
Big, immature, cis-het White man finds himself in outer space. Somehow, he ends up on a ship. One member of the crew is a ridiculously Hot Woman, who also happens to be incredibly smart and capable of doing anything. Another member of the crew is a plucky genius. There may  or may not be assorted other crew members; all are highly competent and extremely capable. 
Naturally, Hot Woman falls hopelessly in love with Mediocre Man. The whole crew (and  everyone else they encounter) immediately start treating him like he’s in charge. 

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. Oh, you have? Weird. 
Eat Slay Love by Julie Mae Cohen

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funny 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

5.0

Cathartic!