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Anything Is Possible by Elizabeth Strout

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

4.5

Live No Lies: Resisting the World, the Flesh, and the Devil in the Modern Age by John Mark Comer

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challenging medium-paced

5.0

A Curious Beginning by Deanna Raybourn

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

3.5

This was a wonderful book to read on my trip to England!
Reappearing Church: The Hope for Renewal in the Rise of Our Post-Christian Culture by Mark Sayers

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challenging slow-paced

4.5

Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown

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challenging inspiring medium-paced

3.5

There are some really good ideas in here, but I was kind of hoping for more. 
Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen

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lighthearted relaxing slow-paced

4.0

Not my favorite Jane Austen, but definitely worth a re-read in the weeks before taking a trip to Bath! 
Book Lovers by Emily Henry

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lighthearted medium-paced

3.5

Heavy Weather by P.G. Wodehouse

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lighthearted slow-paced

3.0

I love P.G. Wodehouse, but I think I prefer his Jeeves/Wooster books to his Blandings Castle ones. My favorite thing about Wodehouse is his witty writing and amazing wordcraft and there seems to be more of that in the Jeeves books.

I can't complain though. This was a nice light before-bed book that put me to sleep with pleasant thoughts every night. 
This Time Tomorrow by Emma Straub

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

4.5

Time travel and grief, two of my favorite topics in one book! 
Beach Read by Emily Henry

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medium-paced

3.5