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Camp Damascus by Chuck Tingle

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hopeful mysterious tense

4.25

The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers

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adventurous

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.25

After the Revolution by Robert Evans

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adventurous emotional funny tense

Strong character development? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.75

Nuclear Family by Joseph Han

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4.5

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People Collide by Isle McElroy

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reflective slow-paced

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

2.5

This book really wasn’t for me, unfortunately. I found it achingly slow right up to the end, I didn’t much care for the writing style, and I wasn’t able to care about any of the characters or their relationships. In fact, I found nearly all of the characters pretty insufferable. Some details felt awfully underresearched, too,

like the air travel from Bulgaria to Paris, a 3ish-hr flight, taking from evening til early morning despite no mention of a layover.

Lastly, I would not call this book “gender-bending.” It has far more to do with marriage and relationships than gender, aside from the simple fact that a man and his wife switched bodies.

Pluralities by Avi Silver

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emotional funny reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

All Things Seen and Unseen: A Novel by RJ McDaniel

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tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

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Cosmoknights: Book One by Hannah Templer

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adventurous inspiring fast-paced

Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida by Shehan Karunatilaka

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dark tense

Strong character development? Yes

4.5

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Taproot by Keezy Young

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lighthearted

3.75