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The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious medium-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

Obsessed does not begin to describe it. I will be reading everything Katherine Addison has ever written or ever will write. Csevet supremacy forever.
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The Hellion's Waltz by Olivia Waite

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adventurous emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-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

3.0

This was fine. I think this series declined in quality for me, the first book was by and away my favorite. However, I love a regency sapphic romance, and the historical aspects of this one were fascinating. 
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Half a Soul by Olivia Atwater

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adventurous emotional funny lighthearted sad 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

4.0

I have been picking some bangers lately!!!! I get the criticisms of this one, but it just worked for me. 
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To Shape a Dragon's Breath by Moniquill Blackgoose

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adventurous emotional medium-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? No

5.0

Maybe my favorite book of the year so far. Fascinating world-building in an alternate US shaped by Scandinavian colonization. Incredible characters, queer/poly rep, an Indigenous heroine, DRAGONS, an academy setting… I could go on. Please please please read this!!!
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Everyone on This Train Is a Suspect by Benjamin Stevenson

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adventurous emotional funny lighthearted mysterious 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

4.0

Just as fun as the first one, also not quite as traumatic for me! 
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Emily Wilde's Map of the Otherlands by Heather Fawcett

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adventurous emotional lighthearted 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

3.5

A reasonably good time, but didn’t live up to the hype of the first one. I will for sure continue in the series though, because this set us up for some fun stuff in the future!
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Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson

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

4.0

This was just as fun as everyone said it was!! There were a few dark elements that I didn’t expect, which threw me off a bit. But the writing style really worked for me. 
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The Warden by Daniel M. Ford

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adventurous lighthearted mysterious medium-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? No

4.0

I’m so glad I ended up liking this a lot! The first half was a little slow, and I didn’t start vibing with Aelis until a while into the book. But once we met Tun and started getting into Necromancy stuff, I was hooked. Will definitely be continuing in the series. 
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Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett

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adventurous hopeful lighthearted mysterious medium-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

Perfection. Neurodivergent MC in a cozy fantasy romance written in diary entries? Yes please thank you very much! 
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We Are Never Meeting in Real Life. by Samantha Irby

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emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

4.0

Samantha Irby is so unapologetically herself and I dig that vibe so much. 
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