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Forget Me Not

Ellie Terry

3.5

emotional hopeful reflective 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: Yes

The audiobook was phenomenal but I hate reading about bullies being forgiven.

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The Field Guide

Holly Black, Tony DiTerlizzi

4.0

adventurous lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

If I had discovered this series as a child, I would have been such a a rabid fan. The lore, the sibling relationships, the mystery? Utterly enthralling.

The Twisted Tree

Rachel Burge

4.0

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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: No

Curtsies & Conspiracies

Gail Carriger

4.0

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Etiquette & Espionage

Gail Carriger

4.0

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Stone and Steel

Eboni Dunbar

3.0

fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

➸ Trigger warnings for

incest, parental abandonment & neglect, poverty themes, drug addiction mentioned, murder & attempted murder, knife violence & stabbing, regicide recounted, and war themes

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Fugitive Telemetry

Martha Wells

5.0

adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

#1) All Systems Red ★★★★★
#2) Artificial Condition ★★★★★
#3) Rogue Protocol ★★★★☆
#4) Exit Strategy ★★★★★
#4.5) Home ★★★★★
#5) Network Effect ★★★★½

➸ Trigger warnings for

slavery, blood & gore depiction, physical injuries, dead bodies, loss of autonomy discussed, murder & attempted murder, gun violence, and kidnapping and hostage situations (recounted & on-page)

▷ Representation: BIPOC, queer, polyam & nonbinary scs.

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Lady of Shadows

Breanna Teintze

4.0

adventurous emotional funny mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

The Luminous Dead

Caitlin Starling

4.0

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea

Maggie Tokuda-Hall

3.0

adventurous emotional funny fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

▷ Representation: Evelyn (mc) is Japanese & sapphic, Flora (mc) is Black, sapphic & genderfluid; Japanese, Black & nonbinary scs.

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