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The Hen Who Dreamed She Could Fly by Sun-mi Hwang

The Hen Who Dreamed She Could Fly

Sun-mi Hwang

4.0
emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted sad 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
Anna of Kleve: Queen of Secrets by Alison Weir

Anna of Kleve: Queen of Secrets

Alison Weir

4.0
challenging dark emotional informative sad tense slow-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: Yes
Nimona by ND Stevenson

Nimona

ND Stevenson

4.0
adventurous dark emotional funny reflective tense 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
Hollowpox: The Hunt for Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend

Hollowpox: The Hunt for Morrigan Crow

Jessica Townsend

4.0
adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
East of Eden by John Steinbeck

East of Eden

John Steinbeck

5.0
challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
Stone Blind by Natalie Haynes

Stone Blind

Natalie Haynes

3.0
adventurous dark funny reflective 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
Becoming by Michelle Obama

Becoming

Michelle Obama

5.0
challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective slow-paced
A Closed and Common Orbit by Becky Chambers

A Closed and Common Orbit

Becky Chambers

5.0
adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad 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
Cain by José Saramago

Cain

José Saramago

4.0
adventurous dark funny reflective fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas

The Count of Monte Cristo

Alexandre Dumas

4.0
adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-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