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The Salt Grows Heavy by Cassandra Khaw

The Salt Grows Heavy

Cassandra Khaw

3.0
adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin

The Fifth Season

N.K. Jemisin

5.0
adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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
This book hurt me.
Men Who Hate Women by Laura Bates

Men Who Hate Women

Laura Bates

4.0
challenging informative reflective tense slow-paced
Defekt by Nino Cipri

Defekt

Nino Cipri

3.5
adventurous funny hopeful reflective fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
The Lamb by Lucy Rose

The Lamb

Lucy Rose

3.75
challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
The Final Strife by Saara El-Arifi

The Final Strife

Saara El-Arifi

DID NOT FINISH: 34%
I really couldn't connect with the characters. They felt very two dimensional and some of the passages were awkwardly written. I found the interaction between most characters unbelievable. Also I couldn't deal with the viens with the blood magic. 
The Spear Cuts Through Water by Simon Jimenez

The Spear Cuts Through Water

Simon Jimenez

4.5
adventurous challenging emotional mysterious reflective 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
Amerika: The Man Who Disappeared by Franz Kafka

Amerika: The Man Who Disappeared

Franz Kafka

3.0
adventurous mysterious reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
Stoner by John Williams

Stoner

John Williams

3.0
emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner

Crying in H Mart

Michelle Zauner

3.0
challenging emotional informative reflective sad fast-paced