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The Vanishing Stair by Maureen Johnson

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

4.0

Compared to the first book it felt like we had less time with the recurring characters as well as new characters, it all felt a bit rushed. This wasn't helped by the fact that the biggest clues that led to some more unravelling of the mysteries were introduced by a new character rather than discovered by our own lead. Still extremely engaging writing style and I sure stayed up too late to keep reading it. 
The Good Mothers: The True Story of the Women Who Took on the World's Most Powerful Mafia by Alex Perry

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challenging dark emotional informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

The Lost Family: How DNA Testing Is Upending Who We Are by Libby Copeland

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challenging emotional informative reflective slow-paced

4.5

Missed out on  5 stars because some points became repetitive and the structure of following the same individual stories at the start of each chapter didn't really work for me. 
The Grave Tattoo by Val McDermid

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adventurous 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? No

4.0

Really fun experience reading this at the same time as a non fiction book about genealogy since a big part of the mystery is about tracing family links. Could've stepped up the pace a bit for me but maybe that's to reflect the way of life in lakeland? The snippets of the fletcher memoir werent reallt of interest to me but i am intrigued wnough to check out wordsworth. Either way will be reading more by this autbor. 
Such Sharp Teeth by Rachel Harrison

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dark funny mysterious 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

4.0

Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson

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adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense 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? Yes

4.5

Docking a star because I have to wait for the next book to arrive before the mystery can be resolved. 
Inventing Ourselves: The Secret Life of the Teenage Brain by Sarah-Jayne Blakemore

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 50%.
If You Could See the Sun by Ann Liang

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funny mysterious medium-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

4.0

Bury Your Gays by Chuck Tingle

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dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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? Yes

4.0

The Gone-Away World by Nick Harkaway

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 10%.
The length is quite a commitment and I kept having to repeat sections because I mostly listened before falling asleep. Will plan it in better next time!