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Men Without Women: Stories by Haruki Murakami

Slade House

David Mitchell

5.0

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Board to Death

C.J. Connor

4.0

lighthearted mysterious 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: No

Once There Were Wolves

Charlotte McConaghy

4.0

adventurous dark hopeful tense 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: Complicated

Content Warnings

The Raven Boys

Maggie Stiefvater

5.0

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

The Raven Tower

Ann Leckie

5.0

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective 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: Complicated

All of the characters in this are so well done, the plot is amazing, I would not change anything about the ending.
The way the book is narrated turns out to be the perfect thing, and building the world isn't bulky or hard to understand. You also go through the story back and forth in time but in a way that doesn't feel jumpy.
Absolute lovely and amazing writing from start to finish.