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Kushiel's Dart by Jacqueline Carey

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 15%.

Dykette by Jenny Fran Davis

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emotional funny medium-paced

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

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My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante

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emotional reflective slow-paced

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

Best book of the century? Maybe not, but definitely up there.
Didn't realize it would end on a bit of a cliffhanger so I guess I'm going to pick up the next one eventually

Our Share of Night by Mariana Enríquez

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challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

Really beautiful, haunting, meditation on atrocities perpetuated by those in power and the scars it leaves on everyone else. Good translation, I never felt like I was reading a book in translation

Protector of the Small Quartet by Tamora Pierce

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Did not finish book.

I do not like Tamora Pierce so I don't know why I picked this up, except out of desperation (having 0 ebooks on my phone and a long metro ride). This is marked as YA but I swear it's middle grade, the heroine is a terrible Mary Sue and the morals are honestly a bit fascist. If it was ever good it has not held up for 2024.

Yellowface by R.F. Kuang

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dark fast-paced