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Paladin's Strength by T. Kingfisher

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adventurous funny fast-paced

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

4.75

I liked this book a lot, especially because it wasn't a cliché Lovestory.

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House of Frank by Kay Synclaire

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challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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

4.75

I liked that book very much, especially the different depictions of grief.

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Die Füchse von Hampstead Heath by Ben Aaronovitch

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adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

1.5

Well I bought the book on sale because it was damaged, and I'm so happy I didn't pay full price. The writing style is bad (maybe it's the translations fault but maybe not) and it's so obvious that the author wanted to write teenagers without understanding them.

Too Late: Definitive Edition by Colleen Hoover

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dark tense fast-paced

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

0.5

Maybe this could be a good story if you scrapped everything and just kept the very very basic concept.

But it was badly written and Al of the characters were terrible people.

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Intermezzo by Sally Rooney

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dark emotional tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

Liked the representation of grief and how people deal with it.

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Greek Lessons by Han Kang

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emotional reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

Liked this book so much, especially the representation of mental health issues.

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The Secret History by Donna Tartt

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challenging dark reflective tense slow-paced

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

4.0

Liked this book so much, I think it was my first dark academia and definitely recommend.

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QualityLand by Marc-Uwe Kling

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adventurous dark funny fast-paced

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

4.0

I liked this book very much. But it was a little bit exhausting to read.

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The Cinnamon Bun Book Store by Laurie Gilmore

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funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing 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? It's complicated

4.0

I liked this book very much, but not as much as the first one absolut cozy and relaxing.

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The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi by S.A. Chakraborty

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adventurous emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I'm so glad I finally got to this book. It was absolutely fascinating and I loved reading this book so much, it's a great story.

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