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Zur See by Dörte Hansen

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dark emotional reflective sad medium-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

3.75

The Dance Tree by Kiran Millwood Hargrave

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challenging dark emotional sad 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

3.75

Welch trügerisches Herz by Chloe Gong

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adventurous emotional funny mysterious 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? No

4.25

Welch unverhoffte Wahrheit by Chloe Gong

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adventurous emotional funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Welch trügerisches Glück by Chloe Gong

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adventurous dark emotional funny informative mysterious 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? Yes

4.25

Record of a Spaceborn Few by Becky Chambers

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adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective relaxing 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

3.75

Disciples of Chaos by M.K. Lobb

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adventurous dark emotional tense fast-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? Yes

3.75

Seven Faceless Saints by M.K. Lobb

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

I enjoyed this book much more than I first expected, which is why I'm not only looking forward to the second installment but I'll pick it up right after I had a couple of hours of sleep and some coffee^^
It wasn't perfect and some details annoyed me throughout the book (hint: too big of a focus on the romance in sort of inappropriate situations?), but it was in my opinion pretty solid for a debut book!
3,75 stars is for me a good rating, 4 would have been too high. The writing style was pleasant, I like the mystery in my fantasy, the characters were mostly alright and I enjoyed the general plot. 
My issues: 
  • the romance (to a certain degree), including some interactions between characters
  • the plot progession (was a bit off sometimes)
  • the fact that I unfortunately wasn't surprised by the majority of plot twists (but they were alright)
  • the world-building could have been stronger, but I have high hopes in that regard for the next book
No Longer Human by Osamu Dazai

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

4.0

I Am Legend by Richard Matheson

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challenging dark reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25