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The Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker

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

2.75

This feels so close to Women of Troy that I honestly can’t remember the  difference. I read them the wrong way round I guess but it was almost a completely copy and paste job. 
After Sappho by Selby Wynn Schwartz

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emotional funny inspiring mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Desperately saddened that this is a work of fiction. But I adore it nonetheless. 
The Body Keeps the Score: Mind, Brain and Body in the Transformation of Trauma by Bessel van der Kolk

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Did not finish book.
I have read some very salient points about how Not Great this book is across numerous points so will be putting it to one side I think.
Bear Head by Adrian Tchaikovsky

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adventurous challenging dark fast-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? Yes

4.25

This one MIGHT just tip the balance for preference when compared with Dogs of War because it got REAL intense. Can’t wait for my dog to be able to talk to me and ignore absolutely every other feature in this book because I have to find happiness somewhere 
Dogs of War by Adrian Tchaikovsky

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adventurous challenging funny fast-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? Yes

4.25

Rex is a GOOD BOY
Antigone: A New Adaptation of the Classic Greek Tragedy by Hollie McNish

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dark emotional funny hopeful sad fast-paced

4.0

Cantoras by Caro De Robertis

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emotional hopeful inspiring sad 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? It's complicated

4.25

A really beautiful book to start the year with. Definitely cried a little. I want to clutch the five of them to my chest and tell them all how I love them. 
Kindred by Octavia E. Butler

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challenging dark emotional sad fast-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

5.0

I am somewhat stunned. This is the first Butler book I’ve read and I am struggling to find the words but I am crying and I am in awe. 
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These Great Athenians: Retold Passages for Seldom Heard Voices by Valentine Carter

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emotional inspiring sad fast-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? It's complicated

4.5

Iron Goddess of Mercy by Larissa Lai

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dark emotional funny reflective fast-paced

4.5