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402 reviews

Sweet Bean Paste by Durian Sukegawa

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emotional reflective
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.0

Heaven by Mieko Kawakami

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emotional
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

If Cats Disappeared from the World by Genki Kawamura

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reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Everything I Thought I Knew by Shannon Takaoka

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emotional reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Yellowface by R.F. Kuang

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

3.75

Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson

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dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

I've never had this much fun reading a murder mystery before. The humour, the storytelling, the plot, the slow reveal, everything just hooked me in.
Better Than the Movies by Lynn Painter

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

4.0

The Storm of Echoes by Christelle Dabos

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3.0

Super rushed and I have no idea what the hell was happening like 90% of the time. The story went to places I never expected when I read the first one and I don't think I like it. And let's not talk about the fate of our main characters.