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Yellowface by R.F. Kuang

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dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Goddess of Filth by V. Castro

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

2.0

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Secretly Yours by Tessa Bailey

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 15%.

Such sloppy, lazy characterization and, honestly, so cringe - a decades-long crush on the senior when you were a freshman? To the point of not dating anyone else? This wasn't a romance of adults; it felt like a tween romance.

The Heiress Hunt by Joanna Shupe

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 75%.

UGH, what a wreck of a plot:

Romantic lead is a jerk, remains a jerk, heroine fine with it.

Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands by Kate Beaton

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challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

4.0

The Age of Phillis by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers

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challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

Incredible volume of poetry, fifteen years in the making! with gargantuan amounts of original research into Wheatley's life. Absolutely a top ten read for 2023

A Spell of Winter by Helen Dunmore

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challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced