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If Anything Happens To Me by Luanne Rice

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

4.0

I knew who was involved about 25% in but it was really well written and the story kept moving!
Whale Fall by Elizabeth O'Connor

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

4.0

“Who owns our stories?” is beautifully asked in this novel. Do observers come in with genuine intentions of documenting a simple lifestyle to show cosmopolitan readers? Do observers write only to fabricate and elaborate the stories they tell as if their subjects are zoo animals? That’s for you to sit with. 
Shanghailanders by Juli Min

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emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

Alphabetical Diaries by Sheila Heti

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective

4.0

Beautiful Beautiful by Brandon Reid

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

1.0

The House Across the Lake by Riley Sager

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • 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? N/A

3.0

The ending twist is so bizarre and doesn’t resolve the story well. 
Survive the Night by Riley Sager

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

4.0

Plot twist at the end!
Lock Every Door by Riley Sager

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

4.0

Parade by Rachel Cusk

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2.0

It was a weird book but I enjoyed the writing of the last chapter. 
Leave the Girls Behind by Jacqueline Bublitz

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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? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0