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The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion

The Year of Magical Thinking

Joan Didion

5.0
challenging emotional reflective sad slow-paced
The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman

The Man Who Died Twice

Richard Osman

5.0
emotional hopeful mysterious tense 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
The Gown by Jennifer Robson

The Gown

Jennifer Robson

3.5
emotional informative medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
The Nothing Man by Catherine Ryan Howard

The Nothing Man

Catherine Ryan Howard

4.0
challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
Silver Sparrow by Tayari Jones

Silver Sparrow

Tayari Jones

4.0
emotional medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
A City of Bells by Elizabeth Goudge

A City of Bells

Elizabeth Goudge

5.0
emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-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
The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman

The Thursday Murder Club

Richard Osman

4.75
emotional lighthearted mysterious medium-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
Coming Home by Patricia Dixon

Coming Home

Patricia Dixon

2.75
emotional hopeful medium-paced
A happy ever after Christmas romance centred around family secrets. Good enough, but not really to my taste. A bit too much tell and not show, and the ending was just too perfect for me.
The Christmas Bookshop by Jenny Colgan

The Christmas Bookshop

Jenny Colgan

3.75
emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
A nice Christmas read. Atmospheric and family-centred. Predictable, but sometimes that's a good thing.
Sister of the Angels by Elizabeth Goudge

Sister of the Angels

Elizabeth Goudge

5.0
emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
A lovely inspiring Christmas story, a beautiful addition to A City of Bells.