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Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

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dark tense fast-paced
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4.0

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Nopalito, Texas: Stories by David Meischen

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emotional reflective sad medium-paced
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  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.5

Matrix by Lauren Groff

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emotional reflective slow-paced
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3.25

I wanted to like this book more than I did. The pacing was odd and made the book less readable. I wish it focused on one particular stage of Marie's life at the abbey--like building the labyrinth--rather than covering her entire life in varying levels of detail.
The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt

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dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced
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  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

The plot described in the synopsis doesn't truly begin until more than halfway through the book, and yet I was hooked the entire time. I don't know how Donna Tartt does it, but it works.
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Sunburn by Chloe Michelle Howarth

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emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced
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  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Oreo by Fran Ross

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This is a denser read than I expected! Return to this when I have more available brain space.
Fault Lines by Emily Itami

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emotional funny hopeful fast-paced
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  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

I really enjoyed this book . . . Until the ending. It seems to imply that
all Mizuki needed to be happy was a change in attitude and to stop nagging her husband so much. I loved the slow-growing romance between Mizuki and Kiyoshi, and I'm okay with it's ending, but I would have liked the shift in Mizuki's life to come from some kind of renewed understanding with her husband.
Trust Exercise by Susan Choi

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challenging emotional medium-paced
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  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

The Rachel Incident by Caroline O'Donoghue

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emotional funny reflective fast-paced
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  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

A Perfect Vintage by Chelsea Fagan

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emotional lighthearted relaxing medium-paced
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4.5

I loved getting lost in this book! The French-chateu setting is so dreamy. This book also has well-written, believable characters, a perfectly steamy romance, and a smattering of family and friend drama to keep things interesting. The beginning is a little slow and exposition heavy, but well worth it for the rest of the ride.