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408 reviews

The Diamond Eye by Kate Quinn

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challenging dark emotional hopeful informative sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.75

In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin by Erik Larson

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challenging dark emotional informative tense fast-paced

4.25

Lord Peter Wimsey: The Complete Short Stories by Dorothy L. Sayers

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funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes

4.25

The Best of Lupin: Adventures of Arsène Lupin, Gentleman-Thief by Maurice Leblanc

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adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco

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dark informative mysterious tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

3.25

Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q. Sutanto

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emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

4.75

The Rake Gets Ravished by Sophie Jordan

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2.0

The Gentleman's Gambit by Evie Dunmore

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hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

A Grave Robbery by Deanna Raybourn

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

3.75

The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna

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funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75