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Precious Little Talent (NHB Modern Plays) by Ella Hickson

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challenging emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

4.0

The Writer by Ella Hickson

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challenging emotional reflective fast-paced

4.0

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Boys by Ella Hickson

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dark emotional fast-paced

3.0

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On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong

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challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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? N/A

5.0

Read this book. I’m speechless.

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The Plague by Albert Camus

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challenging reflective sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

A painful, strange, and beautiful portrayal of life in the fear of illness that rings especially true in our current day.

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The Little World of Elves and Fairies by Ida Rentoul Outhwaite

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mysterious relaxing fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? N/A
Strong character development? N/A
Loveable characters? N/A
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.0

Malice by Keigo Higashino

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mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

A solid mystery that had me absolutely gripped and lead me to finishing it in a day!

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Outgrowing God: A Beginner’s Guide by Richard Dawkins

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challenging informative medium-paced

3.5

A good and interesting book, but I wonder how someone who’s actually religious would take it - Dawkins seems a bit too intense at the beginning in a way which I think would ward off actual believers from reading or thinking further.

Rule of Wolves by Leigh Bardugo

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adventurous dark emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

5.0

Leigh, Leigh, Leigh. You think she can’t get any better, and then she somehow does. Sankta Leigh!

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King of Scars by Leigh Bardugo

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adventurous emotional 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

Leigh Bardugo simply can’t dissapoint me. This is almost as good as Six of Crows!

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