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Borges and Me by Jay Parini

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funny reflective slow-paced

4.0

It starts real slow but gets better once the road trip begins.

How to Love a Jamaican by Alexia Arthurs

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adventurous emotional lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.0

A Queen in Hiding by Sarah Kozloff

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 47%.

Poor writing, uninteresting characters, life's too short. Also I just realized the book blurb brags about the spine art, so I should have known

A Girl Returned by Donatella Di Pietrantonio

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emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

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

5.0

No notes. This was a freebie from Europa Editions, so no excuses not to read it either.

The Psychology of Time Travel by Kate Mascarenhas

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fast-paced

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

2.0

A surprisingly hamhanded letdown

Nightbitch by Rachel Yoder

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dark funny medium-paced

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

4.5

The Book of Love by Kelly Link

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mysterious slow-paced

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

2.5

Normally I do not have patience for people who say, "Oh, [mainstream author] wrote a fantasy book but the magic system is a mess." Normally, who cares? But wow, this mainstream author wrote a fantasy book and the magic system is a mess, and for a book that has a goddess, people turning into animals, and a 17th-century pirate girl who may or may not be real, a whole lot of nothing happens in this thing.
It's not the worst book I've ever read but I'm baffled by the overwhelmingly positive reviews.

They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera

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Did not finish book.

Boring

Kushiel's Dart by Jacqueline Carey

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 15%.

Dykette by Jenny Fran Davis

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emotional funny medium-paced

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

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