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Untethered Sky by Fonda Lee
adventurous
emotional
reflective
sad
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Gore, and Blood
Moderate: Grief, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Miscarriage and Vomit
Ancillary Sword by Ann Leckie
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
A twisty character focused story with a lot of plot threads. Feels like a middle book in a trilogy, but still a lot of fun to spend time with these characters and see all the plots get set up and some of them even paid off.
Tales from the Folly: A Rivers of London Short Story Collection by Ben Aaronovitch
3.5
Enjoyable collection of short stories, but not as compelling as the main series for me
Paladin's Faith by T. Kingfisher
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
tense
- 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
チェンソーマン 3 by Tatsuki Fujimoto
3.5
Not a fan of the first kiss chapter and associated, but lots of fun plot stuff with Makima and some fun new ememies introduced
Amongst Our Weapons by Ben Aaronovitch
adventurous
funny
mysterious
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
System Collapse by Martha Wells
adventurous
hopeful
mysterious
sad
tense
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
All the Horses of Iceland by Sarah Tolmie
adventurous
relaxing
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
A charming and strange story. I don't read much historical fiction or historical fantasy, and I enjoyed looking up the many real historic events and places mentioned. Eyvind is a distinct character, and his adventure is fun, though related very dryly by a scribe several hundred years later.
Rose/House by Arkady Martine
Did not finish book. Stopped at 53%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 53%.
Not a book for me, sadly. It's a gothic mystery portrait of a sentient house, and I'm discovering that I don't really like gothic stuff. Too slow and meandering for me when I didn't like the characters.
Mammoths at the Gates by Nghi Vo
emotional
reflective
relaxing
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.25