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Hercule Poirot's Christmas by Agatha Christie

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emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

3.5

a classic and entertaining locked room mystery with a lot of twists and turns.

Wreck the Halls by Tessa Bailey

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emotional lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.25

This was okay. Quite fun, predictable, and honestly so many sex scenes that they got a bit boring and repetitive after a while.

Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal by Christopher Moore

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adventurous challenging emotional funny lighthearted sad fast-paced

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

4.5

I enjoyed this a lot more than I expected to. I thought it would be silly, but although there were funny parts, it wasn't. It was an interesting speculative look at how Jesus' life might have played out before (and during) his time of ministry. Biff was an engaging character, and I enjoyed his view on things.

Queer as Folklore: The Hidden Queer History of Myths and Monsters by Sacha Coward

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challenging dark emotional informative medium-paced

3.75

I found this hard going in places although it was interesting and informative. Lots of things that I'd never considered.

The Winter Spirits: Ghostly Tales for Festive Nights by Catriona Ward, Natasha Pulley, Laura Purcell, Kiran Millwood Hargrave, Bridget Collins, Jess Kidd, Andrew Michael Hurley, Stuart Turton, Imogen Hermes Gowar, Elizabeth Macneal, Susan Stokes-Chapman, Laura Shepherd-Robinson

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dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

Like most short story collections with several authors, this was a very mixed bag, with some stories I liked more than others. On the whole, I enjoyed them, though somehow none of them quite lived up to my expectations.

The Overstory by Richard Powers

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challenging emotional inspiring reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

This was slow-going but worth the effort A diverse cast of characters with a changing point of view as the story progresses. Maybe some of the characters were a bit stereotypical, but they were all realistic and interesting An enlightening read.

A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

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challenging emotional hopeful fast-paced