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101 reviews

Gwen and Art Are Not in Love by Lex Croucher

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adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Dune by Frank Herbert

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

4.5

All That's Left in the World by Erik J. Brown

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful reflective sad 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? It's complicated

4.75

A really good post-apocaltpse book, and a lovely slow-burn romance. I couldn't justify 5 stars because it does time skips sometimes and they annoy me - also the bit which sets up the ending could be more developed But I really like the characters, the setting and worldbuilding is wonderful, and there's real tension to it, which compliments the post-apocalypse theme. All the elements are done well and come together well - strongly recommend.
Rites of Passage by William Golding

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

3.5

Dark Days by James Baldwin

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challenging emotional informative reflective medium-paced

4.25

Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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? It's complicated

4.0

City of Djinns: A Year in Delhi by William Dalrymple

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informative mysterious reflective relaxing medium-paced

3.75

Going Postal by Terry Pratchett

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

5.0

Tales of the Alhambra by Washington Irving

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adventurous emotional informative mysterious reflective relaxing medium-paced

4.0

Glitterland by Alexis Hall

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dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

This book is ridiculous. Everything, from the dialect, to the frequent more mature parts, was ridiculous, but I nonetheless found that I really enjoyed it. The writing style is lovely, really beautiful in places, and the narrator is more amusingly, sardonically witty than he has any right to be. The characters are lovable, the book is intensely readable, the plot may be simple but it's still heartwarming and emotive, and the harder hitting themes are dealt with well. I read this immediately after A Hundred Years of Solitude and it was a stark u turn, but nonetheless I'd recommend this book as an easy, funny, heartwarming way to occupy a few hours. My biggest criticism was that there is simply too much sex - the plot is great, give me more! All in all, a good, if not perfect romance.