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The Color Purple by Alice Walker

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emotional reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes

5.0

On the Edge of Gone by Corinne Duyvis

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adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Every Time I Go on Vacation, Someone Dies by Catherine Mack

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adventurous lighthearted mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

Cute, breezy, light-hearted murder mystery. Having a murder mystery author writing a book about a murder mystery gets pretty "meta" in ways that are equal parts annoying and amusing. Meta in quotes because it's more just the irl author having fun and tongue-in-cheek moments. Characters are pretty slow putting things together that should have been notably easy for anyone with a brain/working memory.
He Who Drowned the World by Shelley Parker-Chan

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adventurous dark medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.75

She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan

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adventurous hopeful inspiring tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Neurotribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity by Steve Silberman

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informative slow-paced

4.0

Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher

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adventurous dark slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

A Day of Fallen Night by Samantha Shannon

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adventurous dark emotional sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

Heritage of Darkness by Kathleen Ernst

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adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

4.5

A delightful little romp. Pretty solidly researched (although it's not true Vesterheim wouldn't be able to easily reassociate an artifact missing its ID# - they have an old card catalog system with photos organized by object type so it really only takes ~5 minutes to reassociate clearly defined object types with their original documentation - maybe 30+ minutes if it's not a clearly defined object type - as long as it was accessioned idk c. pre-2000s). I appreciated not needing to have read the previous three books to enjoy this one. Definitely nailed the attitudes of rosemalers and all the local hot spots lol. Honestly better than anticipated and it's always fun when you know half the people listed in the acknowledgements section of a book. 😍 I'm a little disturbed I think I've handled the trunk the dead body was found in tho (we got to use the handles though) 😂
What Doesn't Kill You: A Life with Chronic Illness - Lessons from a Body in Revolt by Tessa Miller

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informative slow-paced

3.0

This would be really good for anyone brand new to chronic illness (either as the patient or those who care about them) or looking for a memoir of someone dealing with Crohn's. But if you're already well-versed in the failures of the American healthcare system (and society in general) and the difficulties of dealing with chronic illness, this would be pretty skippable.