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Dearly Devoted Dexter by Jeff Lindsay

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

3.0

A bit too much repetition when it comes to his inner monologue and the alliteration of his name that comes alongside that. 

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Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsay

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adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-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

3.0


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The Ghost Bride by Yangsze Choo

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adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring 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? It's complicated

4.0


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Your Baby, Your Birth: Hypnobirthing Skills For Every Birth by Hollie de Cruz

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hopeful informative inspiring fast-paced

4.5


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Death and the Penguin by Andrey Kurkov

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

3.25


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Butter by Asako Yuzuki

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challenging mysterious reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

It would’ve been better (and missed nothing plot wise) with at least 150 pages cut out. It was just too long and slow in the middle, and would’ve benefitted from a thorough final edit. 

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Down the Drain by Julia Fox

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.25


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Mindhunter: Inside the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit by John E. Douglas, Mark Olshaker

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adventurous dark informative mysterious reflective medium-paced

4.5


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A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett

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adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0


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