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172 reviews

The World That We Knew by Alice Hoffman

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dark emotional sad 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? No

2.75

Afar by Leila del Duca

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

2.0

Honestly, the art was the best part of this book. The story was seriously lacking and just kind of all over the place.
The Elephant Chaser's Daughter by Shilpa Raj

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emotional inspiring sad tense medium-paced

4.0

The Unspoken Name by A.K. Larkwood

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

2.5

I so wanted to like this book, but all of the characters were one dimensional and the plot was somehow everywhere and nowhere all at once. The potential was there, it just fell flat.
Moon Witch, Spider King by Marlon James

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adventurous challenging dark tense 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? Yes

4.5

I enjoyed this installation much more than BLRW, and only deducted .5 stars because it was a bit lengthy at times. 
Seahorse by Graham Petrie

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dark mysterious tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

3/5 for atmosphere, but the pacing was tedious at times and the ending left me with so many questions still. Would have been nice if some of the ambiguity could have been cleared up.
The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom by Don Miguel Ruiz

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hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced

4.5

It was a bit repetitive throughout but overall a great message.
The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

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

2.0

The writing was mediocre with a bunch of fake-deep phrases sprinkled in to make you feel like this book was really trying to reach you and say something important. The main character was boring, the other lives she lived were predictable… overall I was just seriously underwhelmed and skimmed the last 70 pages or so. 
Alphonse Mucha: Masterworks by Rosalind Ormiston

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informative inspiring slow-paced

4.0

Beautifully curated but it would have been nice for more of the artworks to coincide with the passages on the pages.
The Lie That Tells a Truth: A Guide to Writing Fiction by John Dufresne

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informative medium-paced

3.5