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A Dangerous Business

Jane Smiley

3.5

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

The Keeper

Tananarive Due, Steven Barnes

3.75

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Famous Last Words

Gillian McAllister

4.25

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective tense medium-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

Diavola

Jennifer Marie Thorne

4.25

challenging dark emotional 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: Yes

Yellowface

R.F. Kuang

4.0

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The Devil and Mrs. Davenport

Paulette Kennedy

4.75

adventurous challenging dark hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

The National Trust Book of Nature Poems: Treasured Classics and New Favourites

Deborah Alma, National Trust Books

3.5

emotional hopeful reflective relaxing slow-paced

Relit: 16 Latinx Remixes of Classic Stories

Sandra Proudman

3.5

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-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

Five Found Dead

Sulari Gentill

4.0

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

The Last Girls Standing

Jennifer Dugan

2.5

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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