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307 reviews

Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

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

4.25

xaden riorson my beloved
My Lady Jane by Jodi Meadows, Brodi Ashton, Cynthia Hand

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

1.0

Mad Honey by Jodi Picoult, Jennifer Finney Boylan

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dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad 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? It's complicated

2.75

An Extraordinary Union by Alyssa Cole

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

3.0

This Time Tomorrow by Emma Straub

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

3.75

was compelled to text my dad after this and tell him i love him
We Do What We Do in the Dark: A Novel by Michelle Hart

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

4.25

me 🤝 reading about women whose fucked up relationships in their early 20s drastically change the trajectory of every aspect of their lives in ways that are simultaneously hopeful and tragic
The God of Endings by Jacqueline Holland

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

3.75

did not know this was a vampire book until people started drinking blood. genuinely startling.
Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro

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

4.25

House of Salt and Sorrows by Erin A. Craig

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adventurous dark hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

in my head cassius is the clone from inside out that can only say “i would die for riley” but it’s for annaleigh
The Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston

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

3.25

"they've known each other for seven years" yes but they also had maybe two weeks total of face-to-face interaction during that time. these people are acquaintances at best