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66 reviews

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes – Volume I: The Speckled Band/The Adventure of the Copper Beeches/The Stock-Broker's Clerk/The Red-Headed League by Arthur Conan Doyle

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adventurous lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

Rizzio by Denise Mina

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dark informative fast-paced

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

2.5

The Vintner's Luck by Elizabeth Knox

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emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.75

Incredible book with beautiful prose. Sometimes the writing style is difficult to understand, and the first 100 pages are slow, but after that things start to pick up and the most beautiful, heart-breaking, whirlwind of a story unfolds. Loved it.

Earthlings by Sayaka Murata

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dark fast-paced

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

3.0

Content Warnings

Wilkes: His Life and Crimes by Winston Schoonover

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adventurous funny informative lighthearted fast-paced

4.75

I absolutely love this book. It is funny, witty, gripping, and dare I say heroic. You follow a sleazy, charismatic, self righteous criminal defense attorney through his antics in New York City.

The Sword of Kaigen by M.L. Wang

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adventurous challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

This was a high 4.75, this was definitely an incredible read and that’s coming from someone who doesn’t even typically like fantasy. The character development is amazing and so thoughtful. It literally had my crying in public haha, but what I most enjoyed about this book was the development of love. Platonic, familial, and romantic love are all explored in this book in the most beautiful ways and it was so humanizing to read. The author knew exactly whose perspective to give the reader at at every given point to create the most complex stories. It’s a 600+ page book and I still wish there was more, that’s a sign of very good writing.

The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced