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Lumberjanes, Vol. 5: Band Together by ND Stevenson, Kat Leyh, Shannon Watters

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adventurous lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

Lumberjanes, Vol. 4: Out of Time by Grace Ellis, ND Stevenson, Shannon Watters

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adventurous lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

Lumberjanes Vol. 3: A Terrible Plan by Grace Ellis, ND Stevenson, Shannon Watters

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adventurous funny fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

Lumberjanes, Vol. 2: Friendship to the Max by Grace Ellis, ND Stevenson

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adventurous fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

Lumberjanes, Vol. 1: Beware the Kitten Holy by Grace Ellis, ND Stevenson, Shannon Watters

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

4.0

Static: Up All Night by Lamar Giles

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adventurous funny fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.75

This was fun! It felt more like a vignette than one contained story arc, but it worked for me. I really enjoyed the absurdist comedy element - especially in of the rat and influencer story at the end. If more of Lamar Giles' Static comes out, I'd definitely read it. 
Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh

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

4.75

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Asunder by Kerstin Hall

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adventurous dark medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.75

I LOVED the worldbuilding in this, the plot worked great for me, and I really liked how the relationship between Karys and Ferain grew over time. The -0.25 is that the characters could have been better developed, but I had a great time and read it in less than 24 hours. I do really wish I'd known before reading that it's the first in a series, so wanted to mention that for anyone reading reviews before they read the book. 
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The Sky on Fire by Jenn Lyons

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adventurous medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.0

Good but not great. I enjoyed the reading experience of this, but in the end it just didn't fully come together. I think it could've been better as a duology or trilogy with more time to flesh out the characters and worldbuilding. As it is, everything felt kind of crammed in without too much depth. I did enjoy it though, and I'm interested in reading her series. 
The Haar by David Sodergren

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dark funny sad 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

4.25