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Crumbs by Danie Stirling

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adventurous funny hopeful medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers

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hopeful inspiring reflective relaxing slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes

4.75

I want to live in a Becky Chambers future.
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

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adventurous emotional funny inspiring
  • 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

Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro

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  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Loveable characters? Yes

3.75

The Invisible Library by Genevieve Cogman

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adventurous mysterious
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

Mystery isn't my favorite genre, so I got a little impatient with the whodunnit-ness of the plot (also,
Irene is totally the child in the Grimm story, right? how long until she realizes the Big Bad is her uncle?
). But it's a fun multiverse fantasy that sets up a universe for more rollicking adventures with librarians and dragons, which is worth at least four stars.

Also,
I'm gonna keep my fingers crossed for Kai and Vale and Irene (and maybe Bradament) to become a little polycule... although I'll settle for Kai and Vale coupling up while Irene and Bradament explore an enemies-to-lovers arc. Cuz the only thing better than a metafictional multiverse fantasy with dragons and librarians is a *~gay~* metafictional multiverse fantasy with dragons and librarians.
Mr. Fox by Helen Oyeyemi

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  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Wild Seed by Octavia E. Butler

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dark medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.75

Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko

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  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.75

Plots with a lot of palace/empire politics always kind of confuse me, but the magic system and character development were excellent, and it's not the book's fault that I can be dense.
The Merciful Crow by Margaret Owen

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adventurous
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

Muse of Nightmares by Laini Taylor

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  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.75