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372 reviews

The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley

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adventurous emotional mysterious fast-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

5.0

The Girl from the Sea by Molly Knox Ostertag

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emotional lighthearted reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins

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dark emotional reflective slow-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

3.5

this one took awhile to grow on me, I think if it hadn't been recomended to me I might have given up on it, I'm glad i finished it though
After the Rain by Nnedi Okorafor

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challenging dark informative slow-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

Anaïs Nin: A Sea of Lies by Léonie Bischoff

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informative inspiring medium-paced

4.0

Interesting enough that I've added some books by Nin to my to-read pile
Festival of Shadows: A Japanese Ghost Story by Atelier Sento, Cecile Brun, Oliver Pichard

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dark emotional slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

I liked this story a lot, and then it felt like it got tied up with it's own shoelaces at the finish line.
Misery by Stephen King

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challenging dark slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

2.25

An absolutely miserable read, I need to stop thinking that I enjoy reading Stephen King
You Died: An Anthology of the Afterlife by Oliver Northwood, Andrea Purcell, Fanny Rodriguez, Dani Colman, Jackie Crofts, James Maddox, Juliette G.M.M. Lopez, Rhandi Fisher, Angela Cole, Megan Lavey-Heaton, James F. Wright, Cheryl Young, Grace Fong, Karoline Gronvik, Kel McDonald, Kirstin Lee, Isabelle Melançon, A 'miru' Lee, Jordan Alsaqa, Jeremy Lawson, M. Cat White, Danielle Emile Varona Chuatico, Ahueonao, Shae Beagle, Maddie Kathleen, Rhiannon Rasmussen-Silverstein, Nadia Shammas, Lisa Sterle, Casey Gilly, Letty Wilson, Ale Green, Se Case, Sally Cantirino, Luyi Bennett, Laura Ketcham, Raina Telgemeier, Holly Adkins

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dark emotional medium-paced
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

This is the first graphic novel anthology that I enjoyed, every story in this is good on it's own.  Some of them are genuinly fantastic and had me in tears, in a very cathartic way.
The Nice House on the Lake Vol. 1 by James Tynion IV

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dark mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

The Great British Bump-Off by John Allison

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lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

2.0

This was just, bland.