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160 reviews

A Girl Called Samson by Amy Harmon

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informative inspiring reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Everyone Here Is Lying: A Novel by Shari Lapena, Shari Lapena

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dark reflective tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

A Spell of Good Things by Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀

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challenging emotional funny inspiring tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Trying to interpret the language was incredibly frustrating, would have been helpful to have the English @ bottom of page, rather than getting phone out. 
Burntcoat by Sarah Hall

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

3.0

Under the Hornbeams by Emma Tarlo

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emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

A glorious insight of the people who choose to live outdoors with Mother Nature . Fascinating how they adapt to the change in weather, just like nature does, along with the animals 
The White Rock by Anna Hope

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challenging informative inspiring mysterious reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Once Upon a Time in the East: A Story of Growing Up by Xiaolu Guo

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adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

5.0

The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot by Marianne Cronin

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adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

My Mother's Shadow by Nikola Scott

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

4.0