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10 Minutes 38 Seconds in this Strange World by Elif Shafak

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adventurous challenging emotional informative reflective sad 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

I really love Elif Shafak. Her writing, storytelling and ability to craft complex and loveable characters is just spectacular. I loved every minute of reading this book. I was never bored, which is very rare for me lol. It was just so interesting, the setting and all the characters. Leilas friend group was so amazing. It kind of reminded me of the show Pose in the way it handled the found family trope alongside grief and opression. This is a really amazing book and the second best book of Shafak's that I've read.
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A Winter's Promise by Christelle Dabos

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 16%.
Didn't enjoy the first 80 pages enough to start a 500×4 page commitment
After Dark by Haruki Murakami

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mysterious reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

Moomin Book One: The Complete Tove Jansson Comic Strip by Tove Jansson

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adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced
  • Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

The trial of love by Mary Shelley

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emotional lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.5

If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio

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challenging dark emotional mysterious sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I loved the experience of reading this book. I loved being immersed in the story, being with the characters and the setting. This is a very atmospheric and immersive book. What felt especially magical were the scenes during plays. Something I didn't expect from this book was to sob my eyes out during the last pages?? M.L. Rio basically tore my heart out of my chest, stomped on it, threw it against the wall, lit it on fire, crushed it under a hydraulic press. And for what.
My one complaint is that I wished the relationship between Oliver and James was a little more fleshed out in the beginning and middle part of the story. But other than that I really really loved this book and it will probably become a new favorite of mine.
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All This Could Be Different by Sarah Thankam Mathews

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 34%.
Don't know why it was neccessary for the main character to go on a transphobic rant all of a sudden... I get wanting to write realistic characters, but that just felt uncalled for.
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Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 62%.
This felt a little too young for me. It's lovely though, just not my cup of tea.
Sent i november by Tove Jansson

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

I love them so much<3
On a Sunbeam by Tillie Walden

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

Let's go lesbians!! On a Sunbeam is an incredibly impressive graphic novel! I didn't find the romance that interesting, but the story was such an adventure! I love how big, dramatic and colorful everything was. The art in this is mega impressive. The larger panels with landscapes took me to another world, I loved losing myself in this universe and following along the incredibly loveable crew on their quest.