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Witch Hat Atelier Kitchen 5 by Hiromi Satō, Kamome Shirahama

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hopeful lighthearted relaxing fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? N/A
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century by Timothy Snyder

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challenging emotional informative reflective fast-paced

4.0

Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson

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adventurous fast-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? No

3.5

Eat Along Immersive Reading (food mentioned):
  • Apples, bacon, berries, biscuits, eggs, goat, oysters, parmesan cheese, pickles, pickled fruit, pigeon pie, pork, raisins tobacco
  • Drinks: ale, brandy, cognac, rum, wine (red and white)
A Sorceress Comes to Call by T. Kingfisher

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Eat Along Immersive Reading (food mentioned):
  • Asparagus (fresh & with mustard sauce), aspic, bacon, beef with gravy, braised greens, cold cuts, eggs (hard boiled & poached), goose, ham, hors d'oeuvres, lobster, mutton, potatoes, rolls with butter and jam, rosemary encrusted lamb, salad, soup, strawberries, toast, turnips
  • Drinks: brandy, hot cocoa, rum, tea, wine
  • Sweets: pastries
  • Snacks: sliced pears, soft cheese
Caperucita Roja (Little Red Riding Hood in Spanish) Gabriela Mistral Version by Gabriela Mistral

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dark fast-paced

3.0

The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook by Matt Dinniman

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adventurous dark funny mysterious 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? Yes

4.0

Water Moon by Samantha Sotto Yambao

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adventurous lighthearted mysterious medium-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

3.5

A tough one to rate. A whimsical concept with excellent world building, but didn’t reach its potential with either plot or characters.

Eat Along Immersive Reading (food mentioned):
  • Chijirimen noodles, Chinese chicken chow mein, egg rolls, Indonesian curries, marinated vegetables, nasi goreng (Indonesian), okayu with eggs and sweet potatoes, pekel lele, pork belly, satay, shoyu ramen, spicy chicken ramen, spicy pork ramen, steamed rice (Indonesian) 
  • Drinks: beer, blue slushie, coffee, green tea, gyokuro tea, honey wine, sake, scotch, whiskey 
  • Sweets: daifuku, fried bananas (Indonesian), fruit compote, jelly donuts, mochi, pumpkin spice cake, wagashi (imagawayaki & yōkan) 
  • Snacks: Funyuns, karintō, nuts, rice cakes 
Tea You at the Altar by Rebecca Thorne

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funny hopeful lighthearted 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? N/A

4.0

Carl's Doomsday Scenario by Matt Dinniman

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adventurous dark funny mysterious 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? N/A

4.0

Murder Under a Red Moon by Harini Nagendra

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mysterious 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

3.5