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Nothing But Blackened Teeth by Cassandra Khaw

Nothing But Blackened Teeth

Cassandra Khaw

3.0
dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler

Parable of the Sower

Octavia E. Butler

5.0
challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
To Sleep in a Sea of Stars by Christopher Paolini

To Sleep in a Sea of Stars

Christopher Paolini

3.0
adventurous emotional funny mysterious slow-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
Captain America: Winter Soldier, Vol. 1 by Ed Brubaker

Captain America: Winter Soldier, Vol. 1

Ed Brubaker

4.0
adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
The Death of Jane Lawrence by Caitlin Starling

The Death of Jane Lawrence

Caitlin Starling

2.0
dark emotional mysterious tense 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
The Wisdom of Tea by Noriko Morishita

The Wisdom of Tea

Noriko Morishita

4.0
hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective slow-paced
Erebus: The Story of a Ship by Michael Palin

Erebus: The Story of a Ship

Michael Palin

DID NOT FINISH: 24%
No time for bad books here!
Binti by Nnedi Okorafor

Binti

Nnedi Okorafor

4.0
adventurous inspiring mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
The Whisper Man by Alex North

The Whisper Man

Alex North

2.0
dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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
Chilling Effect by Valerie Valdes

Chilling Effect

Valerie Valdes

3.0
adventurous dark funny mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes