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Untethered Sky by Fonda Lee

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

3.0

Comfort Me with Apples by Catherynne M. Valente

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dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Bride by Ali Hazelwood

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emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Drowned Country by Emily Tesh

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adventurous dark hopeful mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

The Thirteenth Child by Erin A. Craig

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

3.0

Our Infinite Fates by Laura Steven

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emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Paladin's Faith by T. Kingfisher

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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? No

5.0

Knot My Type by Evie Mitchell

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3.0

Emily Wilde's Compendium of Lost Tales by Heather Fawcett

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adventurous emotional lighthearted mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

A satisfying conclusion to one of my all-time favourite series! There would have to be a lot wrong with this book for me to give it a low rating, just because Heather writes characters so well I’d genuinely read about them sitting around doing nothing and enjoy it. And frankly, that’s not the smallest part of this series, I’d say. The EW series as a whole is slower paced, and this book is no exception. But I found that Emily’s driving unease at the story she has found herself in plenty tension to sustain me. It’s perhaps not as perfect as I felt the other two books in this series are, but it is one I’m thrilled to share with friends and customers anyway. 
Paladin's Hope by T. Kingfisher

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dark emotional funny hopeful fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0