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Training Camp by Sarina Bowen

Training Camp

3.0

lighthearted fast-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

Strange Weather in Tokyo by Hiromi Kawakami

Strange Weather in Tokyo

Hiromi Kawakami

3.5

reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Locked Up Liars by Elle Thorpe

Locked Up Liars

3.25

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Men Explain Things to Me by Rebecca Solnit

Men Explain Things to Me

3.0

reflective slow-paced

Love Me Tender by Constance Debré

Love Me Tender

Constance Debré

4.0

emotional reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Where the Wild Ladies Are by Aoko Matsuda

Where the Wild Ladies Are

4.5

funny mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Year of the Tiger: An Activist's Life by Alice Wong

Year of the Tiger: An Activist's Life

4.5

emotional funny reflective medium-paced

Games with the Orc by Kathryn Moon

Games with the Orc

4.0

adventurous lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Entranced by the Basilisks by Lillian Lark

Entranced by the Basilisks

4.5

adventurous emotional fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Babel by R.F. Kuang

Babel

5.0

challenging dark reflective sad slow-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