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The Courage to Be Disliked: How to Free Yourself, Change your Life and Achieve Real Happiness

Fumitake Koga, Ichiro Kishimi

2.0

challenging reflective slow-paced

The format didn’t match the content

Our Gen

Diane McKinney-Whetstone

dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

This was unexpectedly dark and not what I was hoping for.

The Canopy Keepers

Veronica G. Henry

3.25

adventurous dark informative mysterious 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: No

Dreadnought

April Daniels

2.75

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Mimi Lee Gets a Clue

Jennifer J. Chow

lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Kinda boring

Bits and Pieces: My Mother, My Brother, and Me

Whoopi Goldberg

3.5

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

Behind Her Lives

Briana Cole

4.0

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Start this book when you have time to read it in one sitting, because you’ll want to! If you enjoy a fast-paced thriller that keeps you on your toes, this is one for you. You may have to suspend logic a time or two but it’ll be worth it for entertainment’s sake.

I did figure it out but that was part of the fun.

Nobody's Hero

M.W. Craven

3.75

adventurous challenging dark funny informative mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

*I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review* I really enjoyed this book. The snarky main character with the smart mouth, the mystery that kept me guessing, the factoids sprinkled throughout. At times though, the book gets too technical. Too bogged down with things that dragged it on unnecessarily. 60-100 pages shorter and it would’ve been a 4 star read for me.

Content Warnings

Curse of the Spellmans

Lisa Lutz

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

MC is a detective with no self-awareness nor much perception. This is a fun series for lighthearted shenanigans but the entire cast of characters is annoying.

High Stakes Holiday

Christina C. Jones

hopeful lighthearted 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: No

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