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Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo

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

4.0

Very good YA, though sometimes tend to remind the reader a bit to often of stuff. A rollercoaster of a plot, though some things seem to be introduced only to serve as indicators of other books to come. 

Good world-building, a step up from book 1 in the duology.
Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo

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

3.0

It's a YA worth recommending as a YA. Though i can't help but think how extraordinary the book would have been with more attention to crafting the language. 

A plot put in a very interesting world, but where the world knowledge comes from a lot of the paratexts. 
The Overstory by Richard Powers

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informative reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? N/A
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

Answering the message of the book: But is it a good enough story? 
Samlede verker by Lydia Sandgren

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informative mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

Contemporary fiction as it should be!
Datteren by Lena Andersson

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

3.0

Intro to Sweden.
In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado

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dark emotional medium-paced

3.75

Hip Hop America by Nelson George

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informative medium-paced

3.5

Some chapters are really good, and others feel a bit superficial. The good ones clearly show his knowledge about the genre
Lurking: How a Person Became a User by Joanne McNeil

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informative medium-paced

3.5

We Are the Weather: Saving the Planet Begins at Breakfast by Jonathan Safran Foer

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challenging emotional informative tense medium-paced

3.5

Second Place by Rachel Cusk

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

2.5

This book is a cross between Bo Burnham's "white woman Instagram" and the novel/TV-series Outlander, but without time travel and less romance