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The Lion Women of Tehran by Marjan Kamali

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dark emotional inspiring 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

4.5

We Could Be Rats by Emily Austin

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

5.0

The Burgess Boys by Elizabeth Strout

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

3.5

The Empusium by Olga Tokarczuk

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

2.25

Good Girl by Aria Aber

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dark hopeful tense 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

The Bookshop: A History of the American Bookstore by Evan Friss

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informative inspiring medium-paced

4.0

Bellies by Nicola Dinan

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challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense slow-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

The Three Lives of Cate Kay by Kate Fagan

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emotional lighthearted fast-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

Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 56%.
I've been reading this one on and off since sometime over the summer and just can't get into it enough to finish it so am finally going to call it a DNF.
The Verifiers by Jane Pek

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 34%.
Just couldn't get into a groove listening to this one, may try again at a later date or in a different format