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Smaller and Smaller Circles by F.H. Batacan
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
5.0
I don’t read a lot of omniscient third person books but I think it worked here. Great characters and relationships/dynamics, strong sense of time and place, and interesting mystery. Serious subject matter, but the characters still had a sense of humour which helped prevent it from feeling too dreary!
Raising Steam by Terry Pratchett
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
Small Gods of Calamity by Sam Kyung Yoo
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
A riveting and tender fast-paced mystery/noir exploring grief, trauma, and family, with strong sense of place, interesting urban fantasy world-building, and great characters. Hope Sam Kyung Yoo writes more with them.
Dark Heir by C.S. Pacat
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Sorcery and Small Magics by Maiga Doocy
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Somewhere Beyond the Sea by TJ Klune
This just did not hit the same as HitCS for me! The first book had a clear and interesting character arc for Linus, whereas I wasn’t totally sure what Arthur’s was supposed to be here.