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The One Hundred Nights of Hero by Isabel Greenberg

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emotional reflective relaxing medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

Lady Mechanika, Vol. 1: The Mystery of the Mechanical Corpse by Joe Benítez

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adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

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

4.0

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I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

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dark emotional reflective medium-paced

5.0

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All Systems Red by Martha Wells

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

4.0

The Galaxy, and the Ground Within by Becky Chambers

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emotional hopeful reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

De Profundis and Other Prison Writings by Oscar Wilde

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challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

4.5

Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall

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emotional lighthearted slow-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

2.0

This one just really wasn't for me. Everything felt SO cliché.
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Les Fiancés de L'Hiver by Christelle Dabos

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 30%.
Maybe it's my head not computing the French at the moment, but the story just drags a lot. 160 pages in and nothing has really happened ... Maybe I'll come back to this later.
Shadow of Night by Deborah Harkness

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dark 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

3.0

There's just absolutely nothing going on for at least 300 pages before the story picks up.