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326 reviews

And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer by Fredrik Backman

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.0

Monstress, Vol. 1: Awakening by Marjorie Liu

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Survival by Skye Melki-Wegner

adventurous hopeful medium-paced

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

4.0

There There by Tommy Orange

emotional reflective tense medium-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

4.0

The Martian by Andy Weir

adventurous hopeful tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Princess Princess Ever After by K. O'Neill

adventurous lighthearted 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? No

3.5

Trapped by Skye Melki-Wegner

adventurous hopeful fast-paced

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

4.0

The Tea Dragon Society by K. O'Neill

lighthearted 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? N/A

3.25

The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality by Amanda Montell

emotional reflective medium-paced

4.0

Ask Baba Yaga: Otherworldly Advice for Everyday Troubles by Taisia Kitaiskaia
Did not finish book. Stopped at 61%.

The book is really repetitive. It really gives a vibe of 'I'm a bind up of a short, quipped advice column'. 

It seems like a fun concept to interact with occasionally, like once weekly on a news platform, but not for 2h+ continuously.