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If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio

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

4.5

Skelton's Guide to Suitcase Murders by David Stafford

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

4.0

Tyler's Bones by Mary Hallberg

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mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

Dark Matter by Michelle Paver

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dark mysterious tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

The Axeman's Jazz by Ray Celestin

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dark tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Babel by R.F. Kuang

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adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Oh Dear Silvia by Dawn French

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emotional slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Parenting Hell: The Book of the No.1 Smash Hit Podcast by Rob Beckett and Josh Widdicombe

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced

4.5

The Salvador Dali Formula by Dushica Labovich

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 28%.
I loved the premise for the idea but I couldn’t keep track of the story. I made it to 30% and I couldn’t really understand what’s going on. The language was a bit jumpy but that could be from the translation, but I just wasn’t enjoying it unfortunately.
All That Is Wicked by Kate Winkler Dawson

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dark informative reflective tense medium-paced

4.5