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159 reviews

A Mirror Mended by Alix E. Harrow

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adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

Whalefall by Daniel Kraus

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challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated

5.0

Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan

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adventurous lighthearted medium-paced

3.0

the ending was a little underwhelming 
Yellow Jessamine by Caitlin Starling

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dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

Starling does it again
I think this book was part love story, part horror, part a speculation on the lengths a person will go to protect themselves, and the development from self protection to protecting those one loves 
Dreadful by Caitlin Rozakis

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adventurous hopeful reflective 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

3.5

A Spindle Splintered by Alix E. Harrow

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adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring
  • 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

4.0

It was adorable. I loved how creative the fairytale world was. I liked that
Primrose (aurora) was lesbian, though I had kinda shipped her with the MC
 
well Harold, they're lesbians 
is the best quote I've heard in a while
this was kinda a femanist icon and i would definitely read more stories about the different worlds and Harrows femanist take on them 
The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon

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adventurous mysterious 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? No

4.0