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The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien

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

4.5

It’s everything I expected it to be, honestly. The Fellowship of The Ring sets up a great adventure and the characters well. It’s fantastical and magical in only the way Lord of The Rings can be. 

If I were to nitpick, though, there were too many songs. It helps round out the fantasy but draws away from the story that is taking place. 

The Kingdom of Sweets by Erika Johansen

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense 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? Yes

4.75

This book has had everything I have been wanting in a book for a long time. The Magic world felt tangible. Real. It actually impacted the lives of the characters and even after the climax of the book it still followed them. 

The family dynamic broke my heart but the sister dynamic was so real. Sometimes the person who you are closest to is the one who you hate the most. 

Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll

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dark emotional inspiring sad 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? No

5.0

I can’t believe that I put reading this book off for so long. I wasn’t sure what I expected, perhaps something like a podcast recounting the events described, but it wasn’t anything like that at all.

I felt disturbed, sad, angry, and so many other emotions while reading this novel. Honestly, that’s exactly how you should feel reading a book like this or hearing about crimes like the ones depicted in this story. Even though this story leads you to believe this is true crime adjacent, this novel does one things those other books, podcasts, and shows don’t do, and that’s focus on the victims and the people who love them and have to grieve them.

This story makes a point of not paying attention to the man who committed the crimes but to the women who were impacted and that is what makes it so good.
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Weyward by Emilia Hart

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dark emotional hopeful mysterious 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

2.5

I wanted this book to be intriguing and good. However, by the fourth chapter, I realized things weren’t going to go anywhere and I was just bored. It was repetitive despite there being three different point of views. Each pov went the same way, looking for their mother or ancestors, getting abused by men, and getting pregnant. 

I’ve seen less pregnancy in a book of midwifery than in this novel. 

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The Fox Wife by Yangsze Choo

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adventurous emotional mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.75

I had expected more. Who doesn’t want to read a story about a magical fox who is on a mission to avenge her daughter? However, I found the writing to be repetitive and drawn out. The last half of the story is better but overall, I found myself bored and struggled to pick this book back up after I put it down halfway through. 

Listen for the Lie by Amy Tintera

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emotional funny mysterious tense 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? Yes

4.0

This was a wild ride from start to finish. While the murder plot was thrilling and kept me wondering the entire time, the drama and comedy kept me enthralled. I wasn’t expecting to actually laugh out loud while reading a murder mystery novel. 

On the actual whodunit, I wasn’t expecting it to be who it was, which is mostly a good sign that the story was good. It’s definitely a book I’d recommend. 

What Lies in the Woods by Kate Alice Marshall

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dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

My jaw is permanently glued to the floor. The plot twists at the end were cruel, brilliant and well done. The story reminds me of something Gillian Flynn, my favorite author would write. 
1922 by Stephen King

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

4.0

‘1922’ has all of Stephen King’s usual trademarks. It was disturbing, dark, and gritty. It didn’t have any specific triggering or overly horrid scenes like some of his longer books (such as Under The Dome) and that’s not to say that this book doesn’t have dark scenes. I just wasn’t left with a disgusting feeling afterward. 

I will say that this book, despite being 120ish pages, is rather long-winded and slow. The writing is good though and it pulls you into the story. I didn’t put down the book until I finished it. 
You Deserve Each Other by Sarah Hogle

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adventurous funny lighthearted 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

3.5

They’re not going to last more than five years. 

It was a cute little romance and honestly, I have to agree with the title, they deserve each other. Mainly because I don’t think anyone else would put up with them. 

The pranks and sabotage did feel a little one-sided though. Almost the entire novel Nicholas was trying to fix things between them while Naomi spent half of it sabotaging. I don’t usually think this but I do believe that this story would have benefited from duel POVS.
Annie Bot by Sierra Greer

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dark emotional reflective sad tense 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

4.5

Annie Bot is like a cousin to The Stepford Wives, which is a book that I love. It was utterly captivating from start to finish. 

I had no idea what this story would really be about because the synopsis is a bit vague but I was pleasantly surprised. It’s a good character study of autonomy, freedom, and emotional abuse in a relationship. It was rather surprising that a book about a robot that’s made for sex and companionship is a good example of what it is to humans. 
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