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Hunted by Darcy Coates

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

4.0

The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch

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

5.0

Crochet and Cauldrons by Nancy Warren

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adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

Extremely formulaic and predictable, but still enjoyable. 
Home Is Where the Bodies Are by Jeneva Rose

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 45%.
At this point nothing had happened that wasn't in the synopsis and I just don't care to go further. 
The Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi Waxman

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funny lighthearted relaxing fast-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

4.0

The Lies of the Ajungo by Moses Ose Utomi

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

5.0

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The Last Murder at the End of the World by Stuart Turton

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

How Far the Light Reaches: A Life in Ten Sea Creatures by Sabrina Imbler

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challenging emotional informative reflective sad
Imbler (they/them) has a beautiful writing style and seamlessly blends their memoir with relevant and riveting information about sea creatures. Many CWs, but there are certain things here almost anyone can identify with. 
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The Vegetarian by Han Kang

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dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
Not sure how to rate this because I'm not sure I really understand it. I was sure I must have been missing pages at the end, and reread the last few pages, but am still confused. 

I found it interesting that every section was told from some perspective other than our main character. I respect the rebellion from convention at all costs, but... wut. 
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Young Hag and the Witches' Quest by Isabel Greenberg

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adventurous emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0