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Drowned Country by Emily Tesh

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adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Silver in the Wood by Emily Tesh

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dark mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Read this one about a year ago and didn’t really like the ending, but upon revisiting it and knowing what kind of book to expect, I quite enjoyed it this time around. Followed along with the audiobook narrated by Matthew Lloyd Davies, whose voice and narration style was perfect for this book. Overall a lovely little atmospheric novella of the forest and folklore. 
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84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff

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emotional funny lighthearted reflective relaxing fast-paced

4.0

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The Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien

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adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Lore Olympus: Volume One by Rachel Smythe

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

2.75

Wasn’t really my cup of tea. Beautiful artwork, but I found it hard to follow and didn’t enjoy the overall story substance. I  think I might have enjoyed reading it more on WEBTOON rather than in book format. 

I also probably should have looked into the content warnings beforehand. 

Definitely seemed more like YA at some points but then not? 

And there aren’t any page numbers in the book so there’s that 😂

Take it for what you will, I know there’s a lot of praise for this book so maybe you’ll enjoy it more than I did. Or maybe go check it out on WEBTOON in its original form. 
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Heartstopper Volume 4 by Alice Oseman

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emotional hopeful 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? Yes

4.0

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The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

The Comfort Book by Matt Haig

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 5%.
Might pick it up again sometime. More of a book that I would keep on my shelf and browse through every so often. 
Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times by Katherine May

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Would like to revisit this one next fall/winter. Just wasn’t being drawn to pick it up and the mood has passed for now but still really want to read it. 
Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata

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challenging dark funny reflective
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

I liked Keiko most of the time (slightly reminiscent of Eleanor Oliphant), but I did not like Shiraha and thought that whole situation was very odd. I enjoyed the reflective moments at certain points and found Keiko funny/strange in her own unique way, but overall the story didn't seem to go anywhere and I don't think I would have finished it were it not such a short read.