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Normal People by Sally Rooney

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

3.0

Silver Nitrate by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

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dark mysterious tense slow-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

4.0

White Feminism: From the Suffragettes to Influencers and Who They Leave Behind by Koa Beck

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challenging hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

A Man of Two Faces: A Memoir, A History, A Memorial by Viet Thanh Nguyen

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dark emotional funny informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

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emotional reflective relaxing sad slow-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? Yes

3.0

Loved the plot and concept of the book, though I wasn’t a fan of the writing style for the English translation. It was extremely slow and repetitive, which made it feel like there wasn’t enough time spent emotionally with the characters.
The Kitchen God's Wife by Amy Tan

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emotional reflective 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

3.75

Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

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

2.0

Divergent but add dragons 
The Sandman by E.T.A. Hoffmann

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dark medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Jennifer Murdley's Toad by Bruce Coville

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

4.0

A Bond Undone: The Definitive Edition by Gigi Chang, Jin Yong

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

3.5