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Water Day by Margarita Engle

Water Day

Margarita Engle

4.0
informative medium-paced
Two Old Women: An Alaskan Legend of Betrayal, Courage and Survival by Velma Wallis

Two Old Women: An Alaskan Legend of Betrayal, Courage and Survival

Velma Wallis

4.0
adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
Cascade Failure by L.M. Sagas

Cascade Failure

L.M. Sagas

4.5
adventurous dark emotional funny 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: Yes
Humankind: A Hopeful History by Rutger Bregman

Humankind: A Hopeful History

Rutger Bregman

5.0
adventurous hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced
What the River Knows by Isabel Ibañez

What the River Knows

Isabel Ibañez

3.5
adventurous dark emotional mysterious slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
The Galaxy, and the Ground Within by Becky Chambers

The Galaxy, and the Ground Within

Becky Chambers

5.0
funny hopeful inspiring medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
Words of Radiance by Brandon Sanderson

Words of Radiance

Brandon Sanderson

4.0
adventurous challenging dark mysterious slow-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: Yes
Argylle by Elly Conway

Argylle

Elly Conway

DID NOT FINISH: 10%
Couldn't get into the writing style
The Hero of Ages by Brandon Sanderson

The Hero of Ages

Brandon Sanderson

3.0
dark reflective sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
Record of a Spaceborn Few by Becky Chambers

Record of a Spaceborn Few

Becky Chambers

5.0
adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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: Yes