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All Good People Here by Ashley Flowers

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dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.0

Beautyland by Marie-Helene Bertino

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challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad 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? Yes

5.0

The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai

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dark emotional hopeful reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

This book broke my heart into a hundred pieces and welded it back together again. Despite that it’s been out for nearly seven years, it’s the best book I’ve read in 2024.
The Cherry Robbers by Sarai Walker

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dark emotional sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

All the Missing Girls by Megan Miranda

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

3.5

The Invisible Hour by Alice Hoffman

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

3.0

I love Alice Hoffman's work and have truly enjoyed her use of magical realism. However, in this plot, it lost me. While I appreciate the message of the transformative/lifesaving power of art and novels, the plot felt a bit rushed. I also felt like I much of Mia's growth as a charactor in part two. This novel was atmospheric and so fitting for the time of the year (autumn) that I read this book in, but the time travel aspect lost me a bit in this one!
Darling Girls by Sally Hepworth

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

3.5

Let Me Lie by Clare Mackintosh

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mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.5

The Purity Myth: How America's Obsession with Virginity Is Hurting Young Women by Jessica Valenti

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4.0

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger

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5.0