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Versions of a Girl by Catherine Gray

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Not for me!
The Husbands by Holly Gramazio

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funny hopeful mysterious sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.25

goofy and fun read, for such a long book it wraps up too quickly and leaves you like turning the page like where’s the real ending?! 
The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida by Shehan Karunatilaka

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adventurous challenging emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.75

love the use of second person, not knowing the political background made some bits confusing but it was a really capitvating read 
A Room With a View by E.M. Forster

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adventurous funny lighthearted 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? No

3.5

coming of age very charmy very fretty energy
Freakslaw by Jane Flett

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adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

people really be out here ruining lives
The Hypocrite by Jo Hamya

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emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

It wasn’t totally for me but I can’t fault the writing
She's Always Hungry by Eliza Clark

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challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

are we really giving out 5 stars so early  in the year?! Yes. This is everything I wanted and more!! 
The Night of Baba Yaga by Akira Otani

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adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

small book that packs a lot of punches!! got confused a few times with characters because I was listening on and off with the audiobook, but when I was listening I was hooked, and loved the fight descriptions, dark and gory!
Headshot by Rita Bullwinkel

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dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.25

a character driven book I actually liked!! Adrenaline filled and I really liked the structure, I too would daydream during a boxing match
You're Embarrassing Yourself: Stories of Love, Lust, and Movies by Desiree Akhavan

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

just a solid memoir and lush bi representation :)