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Rebel Magic by Alex Fox

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adventurous lighthearted mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Fox writes a compelling story. But there’s a lot of cultural appropriation coming on. 
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Station Eternity by Mur Lafferty

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adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious 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

The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner

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emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated
My mother recommended this one to me. She thinks we have similar taste in books. 

Reader, my mother and I do not have similar taste in books. 

Not every book is for every reader. And that’s okay. 

This book would suit someone who enjoys a bit of melodrama and who doesn’t have trouble suspending disbelief. 
Look What You Made Me Do by Katherine A. Olson

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 27%.
DNF at 27%
Romance stresses me out. Main characters who are wilfully stupid stress me out. This book is not for me. 
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Bad Men by Julie Mae Cohen

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adventurous dark funny mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
Cascade Failure by L.M. Sagas

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adventurous dark 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

5.0

So much fun, but also deeply layered. I think I’ll need to read this one a few times. 
The Secret Barrister: Stories of the Law and How It's Broken by The Secret Barrister

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dark informative medium-paced

5.0

Ms. Liberty Gets a Haircut (Superlives Book 1) by Cat Rambo

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adventurous funny inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

5.0

Sharp Glass by Sarah Hilary

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challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
This story is told from two perspectives: a woman whose thoughts are very disordered and a man experiencing from memory lapses.

Utterly compelling, but sometimes difficult to follow. As outstanding as Imogen Church is as a narrator, I think this might have been easier to follow if Grace and Dan’s chapters had been narrated by different people. 
Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop by Hwang Bo-reum

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hopeful inspiring lighthearted slow-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

A polemic against unfettered capitalism ensconced within a cosy warm hug.

On  the surface, this  is a story with all the wit and charm of Bookshops and Bonedust by Travis Baldree or The Midnight  Library by Matt Haig … but wrapped around an exposé on the lies of the Protestant work ethic.