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Fear Is Just a Word: A Missing Daughter, a Violent Cartel, and a Mother's Quest for Vengeance by Azam Ahmed

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dark emotional informative medium-paced

3.75

Our Hideous Progeny by C.E. McGill

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 75%.
Honestly, feels like it missed the point of Frankenstein. Misses the lyrical quality of Shelley’s prose. Cannot decide which interesting questions about life, motherhood, or science to pursue and thus asks none of them. 
Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast by Robin McKinley

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adventurous inspiring lighthearted 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

Deerskin by Robin McKinley

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

4.0

Loving Our Own Bones: Disability Wisdom and the Spiritual Subversiveness of Knowing Ourselves Whole by Julia Watts Belser

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challenging informative reflective slow-paced

4.5

Till We Have Faces by C.S. Lewis

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adventurous emotional mysterious reflective 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

5.0

King: A Life by Jonathan Eig

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challenging informative reflective fast-paced

4.0

Bad Summer People by Emma Rosenblum

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

1.0

I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai

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

2.0

Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton

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

4.0