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Looking for Jane by Heather Marshall

Looking for Jane

Heather Marshall

4.0
challenging dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict, Victoria Christopher Murray

The Personal Librarian

Marie Benedict, Victoria Christopher Murray

5.0
challenging emotional informative sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
Call the Midwife: A Memoir of Birth, Joy, and Hard Times by Jennifer Worth

Call the Midwife: A Memoir of Birth, Joy, and Hard Times

Jennifer Worth

5.0
challenging emotional informative inspiring sad fast-paced
-really good on audio
-interesting to learn about midwifery in this time period
-liked hearing about where the stories on the show come from 
American Housewife by Helen Ellis

American Housewife

Helen Ellis

2.5
dark funny lighthearted fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
Not as funny as I hoped it would be. Had it’s moments but the longer chapters felt like they could use some editing. 
The Lazy Genius Way by Kendra Adachi

The Lazy Genius Way

Kendra Adachi

4.0
hopeful informative inspiring slow-paced
The Reformatory by Tananarive Due

The Reformatory

Tananarive Due

5.0
challenging dark emotional informative sad tense 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: Complicated
Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson

Tress of the Emerald Sea

Brandon Sanderson

5.0
adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious 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: No
The Girl on the Porch by Richard Chizmar

The Girl on the Porch

Richard Chizmar

2.25
challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

Betty Smith

5.0
challenging dark emotional funny informative sad tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
The Puppets of Spelhorst by Kate DiCamillo

The Puppets of Spelhorst

Kate DiCamillo

5.0
adventurous lighthearted fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No