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Heroes of the Water Monster by Brian Young

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adventurous challenging dark emotional informative reflective 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

5.0

Dawn by Octavia E. Butler

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adventurous challenging dark reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

All the Lovers in the Night by Mieko Kawakami

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

3.5

Terminal Boredom by Izumi Suzuki

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3.0

What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher

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adventurous dark tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 6%.
Read about and remember nothing, don’t care enough to reread
Our Bloody Pearl by D.N. Bryn

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adventurous challenging emotional hopeful reflective tense 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

4.25

Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty by Patrick Radden Keefe

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dark informative slow-paced

4.0

A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 27%.
I love the concepts and Ursula K Le Guin as a whole but the writing style in this book is not for me. I can objectively see that it is well done. I’m finding it hard to create a mental picture of anything I am reading, which is the main thing that makes reading fun for me.
Yona of the Dawn, Vol. 4 by Mizuho Kusanagi

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

4.0