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The City and Its Uncertain Walls by Haruki Murakami

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adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

I love Murakami so much. He never misses for me. This is such a great story of place, of self, of love, of libraries, of quiet lives and of adventure. It’s lovely and strange, as all Murakami novels are. 
Dracula Daily: Reading Bram Stoker's Dracula in Real Time with Commentary by the Internet by Bram Stoker

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adventurous dark slow-paced

5.0

The perfect way to read Dracula. 
Baphomet Revealed: Mysteries and Magic of the Sacred Icon by Heather Lynn

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3.0

We can all use more Baphomet in our lives. We Stan a balanced icon who embraces their feminine and masculine parts equally. 
Stag Dance: A Novel & Stories by Torrey Peters

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challenging emotional reflective

4.0

A collection of short stories each examining an aspect of Transness. Multiple genres and styles. 
The Nightmare Before Kissmas by Sara Raasch

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fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

Better than expected! An arranged marriage, a secret love affair between, holidays politics, and it’s a five on the Steam scale! The prince of Halloween is OBVIOUSLY the hottest character in the book. 
Make the Season Bright by Ashley Herring Blake

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lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Loveable characters? Yes

3.5

Cute sapphic romance set in December. Former fiancées see each other for the first time since one left the other at the alter when they find themselves at the same Christmas gathering. Lots of tropes flying around. It’s fun. 
We Do Not Welcome Our Ten-Year-Old Overlord by Garth Nix

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adventurous fast-paced
  • Loveable characters? Yes

3.75

Very fun chapter book with lots of D&D references. A kids vs monster tale. 
Evil in Me by Brom

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dark fast-paced
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Punk Rock Demon Possession! Defeat the Gods with the power of song!
Natural Beauty by Ling Ling Huang

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dark mysterious fast-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

4.0

I love beauty industry horror. 
A former pianist gets a job at a fancy, famous, and highly experimental beauty company. Things go exactly according to plan and everything is ethical and above board and totally normal. Just kidding. 
The Queen by Nick Cutter

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 34%.
I’ll come back to this at some point - I kept spacing out and had no idea what was happening.