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Nnedi Okorafor

3.5

adventurous challenging dark reflective tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Binti

Nnedi Okorafor

5.0

adventurous challenging hopeful mysterious 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: No

I don't often read novellas, but I thoroughly enjoyed this. The world building was efficient for such a short book, and the characters were relatable.

The River of Silver

S.A. Chakraborty

3.75

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: N/A

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

This is the book version of watching deleted scenes. I loved it.

Vita Nostra

Marina Dyachenko, Sergey Dyachenko

2.25

challenging dark reflective tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

A lot of build and not much payoff. Conceptually interesting until you notice that the concepts are not meaningful.

Pests: How Humans Create Animal Villains

Bethany Brookshire

3.75

funny informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

Black Cake

Charmaine Wilkerson

4.0

challenging emotional hopeful mysterious fast-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: Yes

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Ancillary Justice

Ann Leckie

3.5

adventurous challenging medium-paced

The Empire of Gold

S.A. Chakraborty

4.0

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective 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

I took a star off for some of the silly desciptions of romantic feelings and for moments where the narrative or characters became stagnant. However was an excellent ending to an excellent trilogy. I cried.

The Kingdom of Copper

S.A. Chakraborty

4.25

challenging dark tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Leave It to Psmith

P.G. Wodehouse

DID NOT FINISH: 43%

The characters and writing were fun, but I got a little tired of the plot

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