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A Half-Baked Murder by Emily George

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adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

3.75

The Most Costly Journey: Stories of Migrant Farmworkers in Vermont Drawn by New England Cartoonists by Julia Grand Doucet, Marek Bennett, Andy Kolovos

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challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.25

The Door-to-Door Bookstore by Carsten Henn

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 37%.
Too slowly paced for me - read the last chapter too.
Being Henry: The Fonz . . . and Beyond by Henry Winkler

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

The Collectors: Stories by A.S. King

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 5%.
The first two stories in this anthology were somewhat disturbing - I think intentionally…currently, not my cup of tea.
What's Wrong?: Personal Histories of Chronic Pain and Bad Medicine by Erin Williams

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challenging emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

Only This Beautiful Moment by Abdi Nazemian

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adventurous challenging emotional hopeful informative lighthearted reflective sad tense medium-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

Tom Lake by Ann Patchett

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challenging emotional funny hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

4.25

Heartstopper Volume 5 by Alice Oseman

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

This Country: Searching for Home in (Very) Rural America by Navied Mahdavian

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adventurous emotional hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.25