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The Writing Retreat by Julia Bartz

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challenging dark mysterious reflective sad medium-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? Yes

2.5

Miracle Creek by Angie Kim

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dark emotional sad slow-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? Yes

3.0

So Thirsty by Rachel Harrison

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dark emotional mysterious tense 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? It's complicated

4.0

Blue Sisters by Coco Mellors

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challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad 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

5.0

Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy

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

5.0

Middletide by Sarah Crouch

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

2.0

I enjoyed most of this book on the surface and as I got close to the ending, I couldn’t put it down because I was curious to see how things would pan out. However, I was ultimately quite disappointed with the book in the end. While the circumstances around Erin’s death were fairly unbelievable, I was willing to suspend belief for the sake of the story. But I just couldn’t get over how unrealistic the courtroom scenes/the trial and investigation as a whole. Some parts of the circumstances surrounding the death were never fully explained either. There was also an increasing amount of religious content throughout the book which didn’t add anything and just felt forced in.

Also Elijah sucked and was a whiney baby most of the book and really did not respect the women in his life. Which come to think of it, the only women in the story were his dead mom, Nakita, Erin, and the woman who owns the restaurant and is known as the town gossip. 
Sleepwalking by Meg Wolitzer

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challenging dark emotional reflective sad 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

4.0

California Golden by Melanie Benjamin

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emotional 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? It's complicated

3.5

The Wedding People by Alison Espach

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

4.5

Catalina by Karla Cornejo Villavicencio

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

5.0