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Our Share of Night by Mariana Enríquez
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-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? Yes
Really beautiful, haunting, meditation on atrocities perpetuated by those in power and the scars it leaves on everyone else. Good translation, I never felt like I was reading a book in translation
Protector of the Small Quartet by Tamora Pierce
Did not finish book.
Did not finish book.
I do not like Tamora Pierce so I don't know why I picked this up, except out of desperation (having 0 ebooks on my phone and a long metro ride). This is marked as YA but I swear it's middle grade, the heroine is a terrible Mary Sue and the morals are honestly a bit fascist. If it was ever good it has not held up for 2024.
Yellowface by R.F. Kuang
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Larry's Party by Carol Shields
reflective
slow-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? Yes