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Midnight Blue by Simone van der Vlugt

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

3.75

Somewhat simple prose and a lot that could have been explored more, but I genuinely enjoyed this story. It was like a historical fiction in translation version of candy. If candy included a lot of death.

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Unsuitable for Females': The Rise of the Lionesses and Women's Football in England by Carrie Dunn

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informative slow-paced

2.5

Not what I expected at all. A few important points about the early days of women’s football, but most of the book was a mess, jumping around, quoting various players who all had pretty much the same thing to say. 
Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros

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fast-paced

3.0

Even worse than the first one lol
Wandering Souls by Cecile Pin

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dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad fast-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? It's complicated

4.5


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Ghost Girl, Banana by Wiz Wharton

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 19%.
Just not grabbing me
Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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

4.5


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Everyone Knows You Go Home by Natalia Sylvester

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

4.5


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China Dog: And Other Tales from a Chinese Laundry by Judy Fong Bates

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dark informative mysterious reflective fast-paced

3.5