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Nineteen Eighty-Four

George Orwell

5.0

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

2024 re-read, I still love it (though the sections with Winston reading Goldstein's book are unnecessarily long). Re-read to hopefully enhance my reading of 'Julia' and loved having the refresh of pivotal scenes.

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Queen Bee

Jane Fallon

2.0

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Blood Over Bright Haven

M.L. Wang

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense fast-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

Well, I loved that. This is a self-published Dark Academia Fantasy that's available on Kindle Unlimited, and it deserves all the downloads and love. It's a wide-ranging story covering, amongst other things, misogyny, fighting patriarchal power, discrimination, and abuses of power.
Did sit at a 4.5* for a while but the final third pushed it up to a 5 for me.
Don't be put off by the 516 page length. It's an absorbing read and moves incredibly quickly - I basically read it in 3 sittings in just over 24 hours.

Just a highly highly recommended read.

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