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The Dragon's Bride

Katee Robert

3.0

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Small Things Like These

Claire Keegan

4.0

challenging emotional reflective fast-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

Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology

Shane Hawk, Theodore C. Van Alst Jr.

4.5

challenging dark 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

Take My Hand

Dolen Perkins-Valdez

5.0

challenging emotional informative 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

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Wrapped with a Beau

Lillie Vale

3.0

funny hopeful lighthearted 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: No

All I See Is Violence

Angie Elita Newell

3.75

challenging dark sad fast-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

Overall, I enjoyed this book. I do think that at times it was hard to follow. I think two POVs rather than three may have helped with that. To be honest, I wasn’t that interested in Custer’s perspective until maybe the last 1/4 of the book. The endings for Little Wolf and Nancy left me confused, sad, and disappointed. Although, I think that was intentional. I honestly kept assuming Nancy would have one more chapter. The story is sad, and gruesome, and horrific. But it’s also full of spirit. This is a book that I need to sit with for a while and one that I think I’ll keep coming back to in my mind.

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