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Foster by Claire Keegan

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emotional reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.5

Jeeves in the Offing by P.G. Wodehouse

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slow-paced

3.0

I adore the Jeeves books, but this one fell flat for me.
Fellowship Point by Alice Elliott Dark

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

5.0

This is the best fiction book I've read this year!
The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman

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

4.0

The Secret Book of Flora Lea by Patti Callahan Henry

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mysterious 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? No

3.5

The Origins of You: How Breaking Family Patterns Can Liberate the Way We Live and Love by Vienna Pharaon

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emotional hopeful informative medium-paced

3.5

Very helpful. Made me think. Didn't need to be a whole book.
I really appreciated the simplicity of 5 origin wounds and the examples and questions, but then it just went on and on and got rambly without many new insights (for me). 
The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman

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funny mysterious reflective medium-paced

4.0

Now Is Not the Time to Panic by Kevin Wilson

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hopeful reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.5