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The Nature of Fragile Things

Susan Meissner

4.25

dark hopeful mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Amari and the Night Brothers

B.B. Alston

3.75

adventurous hopeful inspiring medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

My Sister's Grave

Robert Dugoni

3.25

dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

The Paris Library

Janet Skeslien Charles

4.25

emotional hopeful informative medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Like a Love Story

Abdi Nazemian

4.75

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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: Complicated

Finlay Donovan Is Killing It

Elle Cosimano

3.25

lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

Sherman Alexie

4.25

challenging dark hopeful sad 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

The audiobook narrated by the author is really good. This story is more dark and intense than I expected.

This Is My America

Kim Johnson

4.0

hopeful reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

This Close to Okay

Leesa Cross-Smith

4.5

dark emotional hopeful mysterious 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

Joy in the Morning

Betty Smith

4.75

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-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

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫 (4.5/5)

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn is perhaps my favorite book of all time, so I was excited to read more Betty Smith. @Readingbringsjoy recently read and reviewed this book and it got me to pick this book up. It was such a delight! Betty Smith writes characters with depth, but the setting and premise is so simple - yet so beautifully written. Annie and Carl are so endearing and this quaint little college down made for a book you want to hug.

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