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All's Well by Mona Awad

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challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense 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? Yes

4.75

The Woman Destroyed by Simone de Beauvoir

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

4.0

Period Power: Harness Your Hormones and Get Your Cycle Working for You by Maisie Hill

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3.75

Delta of Venus by Anaïs Nin

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3.75

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson

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5.0

Mythos: The Greek Myths Retold by Stephen Fry

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4.0

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong

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3.75

Tender is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica

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

4.5

Isn't It Bromantic? by Lyssa Kay Adams

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emotional funny medium-paced

3.25

A Gift for Dying by M.J. Arlidge

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 21%.
I just did not care about any of the characters or what happened to them. The short chapters and quick changes in POV felt very much like a whiplash.