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128 reviews

Wu: The Chinese Empress Who Schemed, Seduced and Murdered Her Way to Become a Living God by Jonathan Clements

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4.0

Scotland Yard: A History of the London Police Force's Most Infamous Murder Cases by Simon Read

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5.0

The Crimson Crown by Heather Walter

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.75

In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin by Erik Larson

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5.0

A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking by T. Kingfisher

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medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

Leonardo Da Vinci by Walter Isaacson

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5.0

A Dowry of Blood by S.T. Gibson

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challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes

5.0

Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann

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5.0

The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War by Erik Larson

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adventurous dark informative sad medium-paced

5.0

Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov

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medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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