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Nicked by M.T. Anderson

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adventurous funny medium-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

There Are Rivers in the Sky by Elif Shafak

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challenging emotional inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

The Bookshop: A History of the American Bookstore by Evan Friss

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informative reflective medium-paced

3.5

The Fraud by Zadie Smith

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adventurous challenging reflective 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? It's complicated

4.25

Dickens and Prince: A Particular Kind of Genius by Nick Hornby

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challenging funny informative medium-paced

4.5

An expected pairing of subject matter, brilliantly held together
The Mercy of Gods by James S.A. Corey

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adventurous challenging 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? Yes

3.75

The start of a new series by the writers of The Expanse. I wasn't nearly as drawn in as The Expanse, although some elements were quite interesting and the stage is set for the story to move forward.
The Boy from Clearwater: Book 1 by Yu Pei-Yun

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challenging dark informative sad tense slow-paced

3.5

All That Happiness Is: Some Words on What Matters by Adam Gopnik

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challenging informative inspiring slow-paced

4.0

Have Dog, Will Travel: A Poet's Journey with an Exceptional Labrador by Stephen Kuusisto

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hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar

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challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

4.25