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113 reviews

The Lucky List by Rachael Lippincott

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

2.5

i loved blake, but emily, the main character, was very 2D to me. she didn't really have a personality outside of grieving her mom, and i found it to be redundant. cute plot & story.
Mad Honey by Jodi Picoult, Jennifer Finney Boylan

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

3.5

i don't know what i expected but it was not to like this as much as i do
Nevada by Imogen Binnie

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funny informative reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

i really wanted to love this, but it just didn't click for me :(
Eileen by Ottessa Moshfegh

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

2.5

Everything I Know About Love by Dolly Alderton

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inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

2.75

Margaret and the Mystery of the Missing Body by Megan Milks

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adventurous challenging emotional funny informative reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

this is for every weird little dyke child with an eating disorder and a disordered relationship with gender. 5 trillion stars.
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson

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adventurous dark 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? No

4.5

cara my bisexual queen
The Color Purple by Alice Walker

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emotional inspiring 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? It's complicated

5.0

Briefly, A Delicious Life: A Novel by Nell Stevens

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

3.75

Yellowface by R.F. Kuang

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

4.25