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Record of a Spaceborn Few by Becky Chambers

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hopeful lighthearted reflective relaxing
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Heartstopper Volume 5 by Alice Oseman

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

3.25

Still a lovely read but in comparison to the previous parts I felt it lacked the personal growth that I liked so much in them.
A Closed and Common Orbit by Becky Chambers

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hopeful lighthearted relaxing fast-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

Fairy Tale by Stephen King

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adventurous mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Twisted Games by Ana Huang

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lighthearted fast-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

1.5

Radiance by Grace Draven

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

3.5

House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J. Maas

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4.0

The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers

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adventurous hopeful lighthearted reflective 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? No

4.5

It Happened One Summer by Tessa Bailey

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hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

Under the guise of a light-hearted self-improvement-oriented book lies a kind of uneventful story, driven by a cast of very, VERY heteronormative characters with heteronormative dreams. Basically, the main character is forced to settle down after her party-princess lifestyle derails and finds a good masculine man in the process who awakens her "womanly desires".

It's cute at times, but then she started refering to his hugs as "the recharging station" and WOULDN'T STOP. The smut was also... whatever it was, and placed in really weird parts of the story. Like, I get that you want to but please contain yourselves
while people are literally DYING in the other room
??
The Titan's Curse by Rick Riordan

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adventurous funny fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5