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57 reviews

Baby by Annaleese Jochems

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adventurous dark funny mysterious 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? Yes

2.0

Heavily debated giving this a 1 star but I suppose I enjoyed how weird and bizzare this was. I still don't know how to feel but I guess that's the point.
Girl, Interrupted by Susanna Kaysen

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emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

3.75

The Guest List by Lucy Foley

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adventurous dark hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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? Yes

3.75

The Housemaid by Freida McFadden

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

2.5

Spegelmannen by Lars Kepler

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dark mysterious tense 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? Yes

2.5

The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

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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? Yes

5.0

How to Kill Your Family by Bella Mackie

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 12%.
Hate hate hate the writing style. The character was too insufferable for me to feel interested in her motivations for her revenge. I can't tell whether she's meant to be a psychopath and you're supposed to dislike her or if the whole things just poorly written. Feels like a lot of the character's opinions are really just the opinions of the author. A bit cringey for me in all honesty. 
I hate DNFing books but this just wasn't for me. 
Verity by Colleen Hoover

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

The Judgment by Franz Kafka

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dark emotional tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Normal People by Sally Rooney

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dark emotional funny reflective relaxing sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0