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The Well of Ascension by Brandon Sanderson

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adventurous emotional tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

soooooo good
Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

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adventurous dark slow-paced

4.25

a bit superfluous and i didn't love the way the plot is revealed sooooo slowlyyyyyy but overall i did really like it 
Feed Them Silence by Lee Mandelo

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tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

definitely not a horror btw although the last line sent a chill down my spine 
i love lee's writing and i loved the marriage bits but i felt like the brain stuff was lacking, i would've liked to see the connection having had more of an impact on the wolf or on sean after the fact 
Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

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emotional reflective medium-paced

3.75

kind of boring? a little sad though but the mechanics of the time travel had me frustrated 
The Burning God by R.F. Kuang

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dark emotional tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

i had my predictions but that ending still surprises me but at the same time I'm not upset about it it really was the only way for this to end I'm just so sad 
"oh, but history moved in such vicious circles."
The Drowning Faith by R.F. Kuang

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emotional sad fast-paced

5.0

"She’s the only divine thing he’s ever believed in. The only creature in this vast, cruel land who could kill him. And sometimes, in his loveliest dreams, he imagines she does."

fucking hell 
The Dragon Republic by R.F. Kuang

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adventurous dark tense 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

5.0

holy shit??????????????!!$;$!(($!$!'!_?$?!_ 
The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang

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adventurous dark emotional 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

5.0

rebecca!!!!!!!!! ouch!!!!!!!! god this was so good 😭😭😭😭
The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson

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adventurous dark emotional 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

5.0

holy. shit. 
holy shit???????
holy shit !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 
Men in the Off Hours by Anne Carson

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challenging emotional informative reflective medium-paced

4.25

loved the last essay especially