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127 reviews

The Bone Orchard by Sara A. Mueller

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adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious sad 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? Yes

5.0

Winter Counts by David Heska Wanbli Weiden

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 5%.
Currently not in the mood, will return to it.
Earthdivers: Kill Columbus #1 by Stephen Graham Jones

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

5.0

Children of the Woods by Joe Ciano

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

2.0

The visuals were great, but there was a severe lack of coherency for the story. I wish I knew more, but by the end of the book, I only feel confused about why I should care about these characters or understand their motives.
If You Could See the Sun by Ann Liang

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challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Babel by R.F. Kuang

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

5.0

I have no words. You must read it.
Harrow the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense
  • 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? It's complicated

5.0

I am still screaming from the twists. How can I ever recover from this book.
Reforged by Seth Haddon

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

3.25