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The Heart Principle

Helen Hoang

5.0

challenging emotional reflective sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I’d give this book more stars if I could. 🥲

Under a White Sky

Elizabeth Kolbert

4.5

challenging informative inspiring relaxing medium-paced

I Am, I Am, I Am: Seventeen Brushes with Death

Maggie O'Farrell

5.0

emotional reflective tense medium-paced

The Shift: One Nurse, Twelve Hours, Four Patients' Lives

Theresa Brown

4.5

informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

Any Way the Wind Blows

Rainbow Rowell

4.5

adventurous dark emotional 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: Complicated

What about the Baby?: Some Thoughts on the Art of Fiction

Alice McDermott

4.0

inspiring reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: N/A

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: N/A

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

By the Light of Burning Dreams: The Triumphs and Tragedies of the Second American Revolution

Margaret Talbot, David Talbot

3.5

informative reflective slow-paced

Astrid Sees All

Natalie Standiford

4.0

adventurous emotional reflective tense medium-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

Once Upon a Quinceañera

Monica Gomez-Hira

3.0

emotional lighthearted slow-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

Ladyparts

Deborah Copaken

5.0

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

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