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This Is How You Lose the Time War by Max Gladstone, Amal El-Mohtar

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adventurous challenging emotional hopeful mysterious reflective 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? N/A

4.0

Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner

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challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.25

Circe by Madeline Miller

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

3.0

The Emperor and the Endless Palace by Justinian Huang

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adventurous emotional mysterious reflective tense 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

4.5

Korea: The Impossible Country: South Korea's Amazing Rise from the Ashes: The Inside Story of an Economic, Political and Cultural Phenomenon by Daniel Tudor

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informative reflective medium-paced

3.0

Feels like a decent starting place for someone who doesn’t know much about the history of South Korea. However at less than 10 years old, it’s already very dated, especially where pop culture is concerned. The author (who is not Korean) also kept injecting his own opinions into the book, bringing up political arguments and debates and saying which side he thought was correct and what he thinks SK needs to do moving forward. That felt a bit weird. 
A Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky Chambers

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emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective relaxing 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? It's complicated

4.25

Alone with You in the Ether by Olivie Blake

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challenging emotional mysterious reflective tense 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

4.5

The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

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adventurous hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.75

A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers

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adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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

Emily Wilde's Map of the Otherlands by Heather Fawcett

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adventurous inspiring mysterious reflective relaxing 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

4.75