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1318 reviews

The Inside Ring by Mike Lawson

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

3.0

This is fine if you need a quick political/crime thriller. 
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

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adventurous informative 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? It's complicated

3.0

In a New York Minute by Kate Spencer

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lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.25

Sweet, not that sexy
Beartown by Fredrik Backman

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challenging emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

The Unlikely Escape of Uriah Heep by H.G. Parry

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dark mysterious medium-paced

3.0

Lisey's Story by Stephen King

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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

3.5

Stephen King always gets my attention. This did. It was also not his best. 
Book Lovers by Emily Henry

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

Perfectly fine generic romance
The Lioness by Chris Bohjalian

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

3.0

Good generic mystery thriller 
You Can't Be Serious by Kal Penn

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challenging funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

3.75

Deeply interesting. A call for a life of calling to public service...
The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood

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emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Loveable, very sexy, better than three typical meet cute do/does he/she/they like them tortured wander through falling in love. Plus the eventual sex scene is very sexy 😋