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Emily Wilde's Compendium of Lost Tales by Heather Fawcett

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing sad tense medium-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

4.0

A Three Dog Problem by S.J. Bennett

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

3.0

A very fun read!
Must say I expected the corgis to play a bigger role, though. 
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Bloedirritant! De onzichtbare strijd van vrouwen met ADHD by Jacqueline van de Sande, Sandra Kooij

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funny informative lighthearted reflective fast-paced

3.5

Read it diagonally because I borrowed it from someone.
A fun foray into different aspects of ADHD and how it differs for women to have it opposed to men. 

I did miss solutions that were suitable for me (and not an open door). 
Komt een land bij de dokter: Nederland door de ogen van een straatarts by Michelle van Tongerloo

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challenging hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.5

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There Are Rivers in the Sky by Elif Shafak

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adventurous challenging informative inspiring reflective relaxing 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? No

4.5

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Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune

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adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective relaxing sad medium-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

5.0

YES. 
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Gesloten wegens omstandigheden by Mohamed Ouaamari

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adventurous challenging dark reflective relaxing sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Emily Wilde's Map of the Otherlands by Heather Fawcett

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

4.5

Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett

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adventurous funny informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious relaxing tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Matrix by Lauren Groff

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dark mysterious slow-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? No

3.0