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A Study in Drowning by Ava Reid

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dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

The River of Silver by S.A. Chakraborty

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fast-paced

4.5

A fun collection of extra chapters, short anecdotes from the trilogy

Go Tell It on the Mountain by James Baldwin

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emotional slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

Happiness Falls by Angie Kim

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challenging emotional mysterious tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.75

A mystery from the start, with a bit of a pop psychology thread running through the entire book, a well-rounded and diverse cast of characters.
I highly recommend this book! I loved the use of footnotes to convey additional information, and I loved reading about the father's research. Honestly, I'd like to know more on that front. I also loved that the story unfolds as a retelling from the POV of daughter Mia, giving hints of things to come with off hand comments and little-did-we-knows. This was a pretty quick read as you're immediately pulled in to the story. The tension stays high throughout, and you don't want to put it down! I think I could have read it in just a weekend if I hadn't overbooked myself in January, between work and play, and if I hadn't been annotating. It was so easy to get lost in the story and become fully immersed! I gave it 4.75 stars, knocking of a minuscule .25 star because I am greedy and wanted a bit more at the end.

Annie Bot by Sierra Greer

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medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

The Empire of Gold by S.A. Chakraborty

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

The Kingdom of Copper by S.A. Chakraborty

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adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

The City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Volume 0: A Spell for Disappearing by Abby Geni

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tense fast-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 Familiar by Leigh Bardugo

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adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.25