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Butter by Asako Yuzuki

Butter

2.0

mysterious reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

A Sweet Sting of Salt by Rose Sutherland

A Sweet Sting of Salt

Rose Sutherland

4.5

emotional hopeful informative mysterious reflective 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: No

Dead of Winter by Darcy Coates

Dead of Winter

4.25

mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

My Best Friend's Exorcism by Grady Hendrix

My Best Friend's Exorcism

4.5

dark funny tense fast-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 Answer is No by Fredrik Backman

The Answer is No

Fredrik Backman

4.25

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

I Was A Teenage Slasher by Stephen Graham Jones

I Was A Teenage Slasher

Stephen Graham Jones

3.25

dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark

Ring Shout

P. Djèlí Clark

3.75

dark tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

Before the Coffee Gets Cold

Toshikazu Kawaguchi

4.0

emotional funny hopeful reflective 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: No

Blood Over Bright Haven by M.L. Wang

Blood Over Bright Haven

5.0

adventurous challenging emotional 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

All That Is Wicked: A Gilded-Age Story of Murder and the Race to Decode the Criminal Mind by Kate Winkler Dawson

All That Is Wicked: A Gilded-Age Story of Murder and the Race to Decode the Criminal Mind

Kate Winkler Dawson

3.0

informative fast-paced