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A Conjuring of Light by V.E. Schwab

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adventurous tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

A Gathering of Shadows by V.E. Schwab

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adventurous tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab

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adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

this was just a good time read. Great world building, complex and morally grey (yet loveable) characters and an exciting magic system. Everything screamed adventure… I also would die for Kell.. 
Legendborn by Tracy Deonn

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adventurous dark tense 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

4.75

Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

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challenging dark tense fast-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

4.75

A modern dystopian classic that holds up to Orwell’s 1984 and Atwood’s The Handmaids Tale. Whilst focusing on the injustices of the American justice system, it similarly critiques the ethics of consumerism and the spectacle of reality tv. Worth the read. 
Little Thieves by Margaret Owen

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adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins

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dark sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi by S.A. Chakraborty

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adventurous mysterious tense 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

4.75

The Darkness Outside Us by Eliot Schrefer

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

5.0

I picked up this book expecting it to be a light easy romance, and wow I got the shock of my life. Rarely am I surprised by a book and this one kept me on my toes.  This book, whilst being a romance, also explores the infinite meanings of what it means to be human. I highly recommend. 
Babel by R.F. Kuang

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

4.5