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46 reviews

Circe by Madeline Miller

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adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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

4.0

Your Money or Your Life by Joe Dominguez, Vicki Robin

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informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

3.5

Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

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challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring sad tense 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? It's complicated

4.75

Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown

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informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.5

The Hunting Party by Lucy Foley

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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In the Lives of Puppets by TJ Klune

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

The Guest List by Lucy Foley

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adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley

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adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

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4.5

People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry

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adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted tense medium-paced

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

3.25

I found it fairly predictable but the two main characters are well fleshed out and believable. It also has some quite quippy moments that made me literally laugh out loud. I think I’m just tired of such predictable heterosexual storylines and was refreshed by the prospect of a platonic male/female relationship being depicted but ultimately the story falls into a predictable love story.