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86 reviews

An Echo in the Bone by Diana Gabaldon

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adventurous dark emotional informative sad tense slow-paced

4.0

Written in My Own Heart's Blood by Diana Gabaldon

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adventurous dark emotional hopeful fast-paced

4.25

Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone by Diana Gabaldon

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adventurous dark emotional informative slow-paced

3.25

The Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. Auel

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adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

4.0

The Valley of Horses by Jean M. Auel

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adventurous emotional slow-paced

3.0

Uses incredibly frustrating writing gimmicks but I still love her world building, vocabulary choices and characters (even though they can be Mary-Sue and annoying).
The Mammoth Hunters by Jean M. Auel

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adventurous emotional medium-paced

3.75

Frustrating AF, but I still love these books, can’t help it
Verity by Colleen Hoover

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No

3.75

It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover

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

2.5

Some aspects of the ending were alarming and dangerous. 
This Much is True by Miriam Margolyes

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adventurous funny informative lighthearted reflective medium-paced

4.0

The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music by Dave Grohl

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emotional funny informative lighthearted reflective sad fast-paced

4.25