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The Darkest Minds by Alexandra Bracken

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adventurous emotional 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

4.25

Rereading this book. It's pretty much the only YA book series I feel still feel like reading occasionally.
A Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky Chambers

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hopeful inspiring reflective 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? Yes

5.0

There's something so wonderful about the optimism in this series. I wish there was another book in the series, but I'm also happy that it ended the way that it did.
Fieldwork: A Forager's Memoir by Iliana Regan

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I was hoping for more foraging than there was.
Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay by Elena Ferrante

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emotional reflective tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Just like the others in the series, this was great. The depth of these characters and complexity of their relationships is outstanding.
Stories from the Tenants Downstairs by Sidik Fofana

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reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

Like most short story collections, there were some stories I enjoyed more than others. Overall, this collection was just alright.
Berserk, Vol. 1 by Kentaro Miura

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dark mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

I was just trying it out since I've heard a lot about it, but I just don't think it's really for me.
People from My Neighborhood: Stories by Hiromi Kawakami

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dark funny mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

I found this really interesting. I didn't know much about the book beforehand, but I really adored the short, almost encyclopedic entries on the people of the neighborhood. It got pretty strange at time but it made it a fun and curious read.
A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers

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lighthearted reflective relaxing slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I'm not really one for the cozy genre but I really appreciated this book. The world building and descriptive writing were really phenomenal. The characters, and their conversations, were wonderful as well. 
Nightbitch by Rachel Yoder

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dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

This was a pretty bizarre tale and right up my alley. I've read books like it before, with similar themes, pacing, and characters, so I really wasn't expecting ending to happen the way it did. I don't know if it was quite as good as similar books in it's catagory, but I enjoyed it none-the-less.
Breathers by Justin Madson

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mysterious tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

The artwork for this was gorgeous and I thought the aesthetic and visual direction was fantastic. While I did find the plot and characters interesting, I wish there was just more about the characters and how their stories all interacted with one another.