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Love & Other Curses

Michael Thomas Ford

DID NOT FINISH

Content Warnings

Legendborn

Tracy Deonn

5.0

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-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

The Circus Rose

Betsy Cornwell

4.75

adventurous lighthearted mysterious 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: No

Last Night at the Lobster

Stewart O'Nan

3.5

emotional lighthearted reflective medium-paced

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Among the Beasts & Briars

Ashley Poston

5.0

adventurous hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Their Eyes Were Watching God

Zora Neale Hurston

3.5

adventurous emotional reflective sad slow-paced

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

A Darker Shade of Magic

V.E. Schwab

5.0

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Emperor Mage

Tamora Pierce

4.5

adventurous medium-paced

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

A Universe of Wishes

Natalie C. Parker, Mark Oshiro, Samira Ahmed, Dhonielle Clayton, Tara Sim, Jenni Balch, Zoraida Córdova, Kwame Mbalia, Rebecca Roanhorse, Nic Stone, V.E. Schwab, Anna-Marie McLemore, Libba Bray, Tochi Onyebuchi, Tessa Gratton

4.75

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

There is one story in this collection that if it wasn't there this would exceed a 5 star rating. The others were so well done, full stories with wonderful characters, amazing plot. There was at least one where I was yelling at a friend of mine who was also reading it try to figure out how they built such a wonderful world/story/characters in so few pages.
Mind-blowing.
Except for one of them.

Drowned Country

Emily Tesh

5.0

adventurous hopeful mysterious fast-paced

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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