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Pomegranate by Helen Elaine Lee

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adventurous challenging emotional inspiring medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Rosewater by Liv Little

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emotional 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

2.75

Rosewater is a stunning debut. Following our main character Elsie, a queer poet and bartender getting evicted. This event is just a culmination of Elsies already chaotic home life ever since she was a teenager. Luckily for her, Juliet, her described more stable friend, is more than happy to let her live with her until things get better. Immediately this book captures the early twenties feeling of what to do with my life, coupled with being a person of color. The representation and characterization of every person in this novel is absolutely lovely! My only issues with the narrative are that certain plot points felt disjointed and unnecessary >(like the dad being a cheater, had no effect on the plot).< The writing at times felt a little slow as well. Rosewater is an incredible debut novel and I can't wait to see what else Liv Little does with her writing in the future!

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Behind the Scenes by Karelia Stetz-Waters

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emotional lighthearted medium-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

1.5

Chef's Kiss by TJ Alexander

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funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Astrid Parker Doesn't Fail by Ashley Herring Blake

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emotional lighthearted fast-paced

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

1.5

Nona the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

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adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious 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

4.5

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Harrow the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

4.5

Had to stare at a wall for an hour after this-

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Finlay Donovan Is Killing It by Elle Cosimano

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adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

The cop is a love interest..... <and a pointless one>. Solid novel though.

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Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

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adventurous mysterious 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

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A Dowry of Blood by S.T. Gibson

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adventurous challenging slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

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