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Things We Left Behind by Lucy Score

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emotional funny 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

Next of Kin by Hannah Bonam-Young

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emotional hopeful lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Twisted Games by Ana Huang

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emotional lighthearted 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

3.75

Last Rituals by Yrsa Sigurðardóttir

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

3.0

Stoner by John Williams

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

5.0

A haunting and deeply sad story about a man who objectively had a bad life but found happiness and fulfilment in his own way.
Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid

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

4.5

Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

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emotional funny hopeful medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

This book had me rapt right from the start.  Every single character in this story is so vibrant and deeply well rounded.  The dialogue and plot flowed naturally and engagingly and I found myself falling in love with Alex and Henry and their story.  I laughed, I cried, I had a wonderful time.  It’s only the first week of January and I already know it’ll be one of my favourite reads this year. 
The Trip by Phoebe Morgan

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

2.5

Gwen and Art Are Not in Love by Lex Croucher

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funny lighthearted 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

3.25

It was a cute, funny, light read.  I think my main issue was given the genre and the setting I was expecting a lot more plot than there was.  The first two thirds was just fluffy romance, with the actual plot not really kicking in until the end.
Roadside Sisters by Wendy Harmer

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

2.0

A boring story about unlikeable characters.  Nothing really happened.  It was unintentionally sexist.  It had potential for huge growth arcs that it blatantly ignored.  Nina struggles with disordered eating and body dysmorphia for the entire story but then only starts to like herself once she fully recognises herself as “Brad’s wife and the mother of her sons” - what is that??  
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