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313 reviews

Ruminative and effortlessly deep. A daring debut. It does handle some really dark themes and reads more like a poetry novel (Ocean Vuong being a poet) as opposed to a plot-based story.

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The Soulmate Equation by Christina Lauren

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emotional funny hopeful informative lighthearted

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

3.0

Steamy, sweet and hopeful. The romance felt authentic if a little bit formulaic. It has lots of humour but it's also compelling in its portrayals of motherhood.

No One Is Talking About This by Patricia Lockwood

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challenging funny reflective tense slow-paced

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

2.5

If only this book consisted of only the second part and not whatever the first part was. This book was disjointed, completely unhinged, highly irregular albeit in a purposeful capacity. The second part of the story had much more coherence and a very significant ending.

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I Wish You All the Best by Mason Deaver

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emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted slow-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

4.0

I love how the ethnic minority characters are written in this book, it shows so much insight and respect. The story is very linear which came off as mundane at times but the tropes felt fresh and original and it was altogether a cute and hopeful story.

Kindred by Octavia E. Butler

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challenging dark sad tense medium-paced