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239 reviews

Sweetdark by Savannah Brown

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emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

5.0

My favourites - 

Void/You
Too Hostile Too Ticking 
If I've Ever Made Anything Beautiful 
Trick of the Black Light
View Including Cable Cars
Spring of the Body
Earthly Pleasure!
Me, Barefaced, in the Sycamore 
This Too Shall Devastate 
A Memory 
Letters from Father Christmas by J.R.R. Tolkien

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funny lighthearted reflective slow-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? Yes

3.75

It Came from the Closet: Queer Reflections on Horror by Joe Vallese

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emotional funny hopeful informative reflective fast-paced

4.75

We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson

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

5.0

The Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan

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adventurous funny hopeful informative tense slow-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

Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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challenging dark emotional informative sad medium-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

4.5

Sons and Lovers by D.H. Lawrence

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

4.75

The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown

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

4.25

Sarahland by Sam Cohen

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

4.25

My favourites in no particular order: 

Sarahland 
Naked Furniture 
Becoming Trees
The Purple Epoch 
Wolf Road by Alice Roberts

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

4.25