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214 reviews

Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson

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adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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? It's complicated

5.0

This is a beautiful stand alone book of the cosmere. So happy to have listen to this book finally.
Rolling with the Punchlines: A Memoir by Urzila Carlson

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emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted sad tense fast-paced

5.0

Saw her on the Grea debate at Melbourne Comedy festival  now listening to her life as she reads her on book. The are parts that make you sad and most making you bust your sides from laughter as you avoid a traffic accident.
Good Omens by Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective relaxing 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

4.5

Teen Titans: Robin by Kami Garcia

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adventurous emotional funny lighthearted 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

3.0

Fast and light heart compared to nightwing graphic novels. Art work was beautiful.
Into the Silence: The Great War, Mallory and the Conquest of Everest by Wade Davis

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adventurous informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

Lots of dense information but a wonderful look into the time period of some of the last places for humans to conquer. Have snippets from diaries and journals not just from the main person but all involved gave you a door way into the think and how each drama and set back occurred. Apart from Everest adventures, the insight to battles of world war one and history of Tibet was fantastic and highly informative. I learnt a lot from this that I did not know before. 
The Winners by Fredrik Backman

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

5.0

Thieves' Gambit by Kayvion Lewis

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adventurous challenging emotional funny mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

I am not one to read pure adventure but this was awsome.  The Hunger Games mets Oceans Eleven met squid games with less blood shed.
White Smoke by Tiffany D. Jackson

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

5.0

Beautiful set-up horror and a beautiful twist. This is a page turner and leaves you hanging at the end.
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The Isles of the Gods by Amie Kaufman

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

5.0

Gunmetal Gods by Zamil Akhtar

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

Wow, this book was intense and had to press pause on. Diffently going to read the rest of the series. Themes from war, love, religion, magic, magical beings and characters pull at heart strings.
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