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113 reviews

Call Your Daughter Home by Deb Spera

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emotional slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

The ending was satisfying but  very sad storylines, albeit probably accurate to culture, time, and place.
Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas

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

4.75

Love the protagonist 
Don't Believe It by Charlie Donlea

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mysterious 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? No

3.75

Enjoyed it but not as riveting as some thrillers. Liked the ending
Verity by Colleen Hoover

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

3.5

Addicting read. Some of the characters / plot parts didn't make sense but overall good escape book
The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan

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

4.5

Beautifully written holding multiple timelines and poignant lessons
Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection by Charles Duhigg

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informative medium-paced

5.0

Incredible book.
Out of Sorts: Making Peace with an Evolving Faith by Sarah Bessey

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informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

Really appreciate her candor and sense of love and messiness
The Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel

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informative medium-paced

4.0

Informative a bit repetitive 
Easy to Kill by Agatha Christie

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

3.75

Cozy little mystery
What I Know for Sure by Oprah Winfrey

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inspiring fast-paced

5.0