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The You You Are: A Spiritual Biography of You by Dr. Ricken Lazlo Hale, PhD

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funny slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

If you’re watching Severance, you MUST read this. Otherwise it will make zero sense. 

Delightfully cringe, some interesting clues about the SeverVerse (SeVerse?), the audiobook is even narrated by Ricken Lazlo Hale himself. 
Another Brooklyn by Jacqueline Woodson

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reflective sad medium-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? It's complicated

5.0

All Fours by Miranda July

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dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective medium-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

4.5

Death in Her Hands by Ottessa Moshfegh

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dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-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

5.0

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We Used to Live Here by Marcus Kliewer

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dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

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The Orphanage By The Lake by Daniel G. Miller

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

3.25

I liked the STORY but male authors really need to do some soul-searching before writing FMCs. This author did not. 
The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley

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

4.25

An entertaining, engaging read with great representation. 
If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio

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

3.75

This book is not “exactly like” The Secret History. Got it?

Yes, it’s dark academia. Yes, there is a cohort of brilliant students at a school for elite talent, but the writing, pacing and plotting are not Tarttian. 

A highly-entertaining read. It’s rumored to be coming to television and I will absolutely watch it. 
Happy and You Know It by Laura Hankin

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

2.75

Took a while to hit its stride. Lots of exposition dumping toward the end. 
Brooklyn Crime Novel by Jonathan Lethem

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challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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

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