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The Book of Beginnings by Sally Page

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emotional hopeful mysterious reflective relaxing 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

4.5

Poison Garden by LJ Ross

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emotional 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? No

3.0

The Lost Bookshop by Evie Woods

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dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective tense fast-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? Yes

3.75

The Dark Wives by Ann Cleeves

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

4.5

The Story Spinner by Barbara Erskine

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

4.5

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. Stopped at 18%.
I have no idea why everyone raves about this as something helpful. Not even sure I could send it to the charity shop in good conscience.
A Terrible Kindness by Jo Browning Wroe

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 21%.
Another one where I know I would enjoy it if I was in the right headspace but currently I’m very much not.
The List of Suspicious Things by Jennie Godfrey

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 14%.
Just not for me, at this time. Will probably pick it back up when my brain is less fried.
The Daughter of Time by Josephine Tey

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informative fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Witches Abroad (Discworld, #12; Witches #3) by Terry Pratchett

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adventurous dark emotional funny fast-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? Yes

5.0