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The Fates Will Find Their Way by Hannah Pittard

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

1.0

It was a story of… small town life perhaps. Classmates come and go. Everyone dies eventually. There isn’t a plot, just observation of classmates as people age. 
Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk

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

2.0

This book reads like “The Extinction of Irena Rey” by Jennifer Croft; I’m guessing Polish translations read the same. I didn’t see the murderer’s identity coming which was a surprise in the last chapter. 
Pet by Catherine Chidgey

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emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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? Yes

3.75

I didn’t think I was going to like this novel but it covered difficult themes considering most of the characters are 12-13. 
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The House in the Pines by Ana Reyes

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

1.0

Blood Sugar by Sascha Rothchild

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

4.0

Beautiful Country by Qian Julie Wang

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funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

5.0

Sun Damage by Sabine Durrant

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medium-paced

1.0

The Maidens by Alex Michaelides

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challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-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? Yes

4.5

So many jaw dropping moments in this novel. “The Maidens” is more refined and clearer than Michaelides first novel. If it was a little shorter/faster, this book would be 5 stars. 
Black Sheep by Rachel Harrison

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

3.0

Low 3 because the writing was fine but the plot was boring. 
City of Laughter by Temim Fruchter

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emotional funny reflective slow-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

It’s a long book but full of love. Shiva unpacks her family history in Poland while studying Jewish folklore. It takes a bit of reading to understand when she’s alternating between her POV and her mother’s.