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30 reviews

People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry

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lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.5

The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 63%.
pains me to admit, but was dreadfully boring 
A Room with a View by E.M. Forster

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

2.5

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

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

5.0

What's Eating Us: Women, Food, and the Epidemic of Body Anxiety by Cole Kazdin

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inspiring reflective medium-paced

3.5

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Single-Dad Sheriff by Amy Frazier

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 20%.
does it really require an explanation? 
Take What You Need by Idra Novey

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

3.5

Circe by Madeline Miller

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

3.5

Vanderbilt: The Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty by Anderson Cooper, Katherine Howe

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informative medium-paced

4.5

Little Monsters by Adrienne Brodeur

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

2.0

The only likeable character besides Steph and Toni, (who were frankly bland as cardboard) was Charon the pet turtle. He got maybe three sentences of page space. Poor guy. 
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