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195 reviews

Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

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adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

The Pumpkin Spice Café by Laurie Gilmore

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lighthearted relaxing 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

2.0

Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng

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

5.0

Return to the DallerGut Dream Department Store by Miye Lee

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lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-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? No

4.0

Crown of Midnight by Sarah J. Maas

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

3.75

DallerGut Dream Department Store by Miye Lee

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adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-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

4.75

Everything I Know About Love: A Memoir by Dolly Alderton

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emotional hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas

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adventurous mysterious tense medium-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

3.75

Song of the Stag by R.M. Brown

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adventurous challenging emotional mysterious reflective 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

4.5

I immediately wanted to reread this book as soon as I finished it. She somehow weaves a fictional tale that highlights the the heritage and struggles of the countries of uk governed by England, I don’t want to spoil anything but I loved how the heritage of each nation was touched upon and woven into the bigger picture. It was hard to pinpoint the general time period this was set, given history in the book is similar to but with definite differences from reality. I like her writing style and some of her passages and phrases were gorgeous, I loved the symbolism and the folklore woven throughout and I would love to read a fictional book written in the style of epic poetry if she wrote one because I think in her style it would be really interesting. Again, no spoilers, but I think the ending did the book justice. I would love to read more in this universe, possibly with time skips between books? I also don’t think the publisher did it justice both publicity wise, it is great for fantasy lovers, includes folklore, draws allegories to greater pictures both historically and to the present, and deserves a much wider audience.
The Book of Life by Deborah Harkness

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adventurous emotional mysterious tense 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

4.5