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The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers

The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet

Becky Chambers

5.0
adventurous emotional hopeful reflective relaxing tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
Bunny by Mona Awad

Bunny

Mona Awad

3.75
challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
Difficult to give a rating because I thought the beginning and ending of the book were really strong, but the middle was so boring. I really feel like the author could've pushed it further. I was disappointed that very little of interest happened in the middle of the book otherwise this would've been a 5 star. I think it could've gone further with the gothic/erotic elements it started to lean into at certain points in the book. The strongest elements of the book were reminiscent of The Bloody Chamber, it just unfortunately didn't deliver as a whole.
Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch

Rivers of London

Ben Aaronovitch

3.5
adventurous mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
Mooncakes by Suzanne Walker

Mooncakes

Suzanne Walker

3.75
adventurous emotional hopeful 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
The Garden of Evening Mists by Tan Twan Eng

The Garden of Evening Mists

Tan Twan Eng

5.0
challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
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Wild Geese by Mary Oliver

Wild Geese

Mary Oliver

5.0
emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-paced
Mrs March by Virginia Feito

Mrs March

Virginia Feito

3.0
dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
Cassandra at the Wedding by Dorothy Baker

Cassandra at the Wedding

Dorothy Baker

4.5
dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
If you liked Mrs Dalloway I think you will enjoy this book.
The Cove by LJ Ross

The Cove

LJ Ross

3.0
mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
White Teeth by Zadie Smith

White Teeth

Zadie Smith

4.5
challenging reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes