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170 reviews

Keeper of the Lost Cities by Shannon Messenger

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adventurous mysterious fast-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

3.0

Persuasion by Jane Austen

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lighthearted slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

Disintegrate/Dissociate by Arielle Twist

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challenging emotional fast-paced

3.0

You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson

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hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

The Dark Heart: A True Story of Greed, Murder, and an Unlikely Investigator by Joakim Palmkvist

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced

3.0

Really interesting true crime story that I hadn’t heard of previously. 

Really enjoyed listening to the audiobook but the description of Göran Lundblad’s death goes into significant detail so wouldn’t recommend to those who are a bit squeamish. 
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The Story of Antigone by Ali Smith

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dark lighthearted fast-paced
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

Dreams from Many Rivers: A Hispanic History of the United States Told in Poems by Margarita Engle

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emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.0

The Shining by Stephen King

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dark tense medium-paced
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

This Is How You Lose the Time War by Max Gladstone, Amal El-Mohtar

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I absolutely loved how beautifully this book was written but found it difficult to get into in terms of understanding what was going on. 
The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo

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

4.0