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Uprooted by Naomi Novik

adventurous challenging dark mysterious 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? No

4.0

Queen of the Unwanted by Jenna Glass

adventurous hopeful 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? No

5.0

A Pho Love Story by Loan Le

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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? No

4.0

The Love Match by Priyanka Taslim

funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

Inherited Responsibility and Historical Reconciliation in East Asia by Melissa Nobles, Jun-Hyeok Kwak

3.0

War Memory and Social Politics in Japan, 1945-2005 by Franziska Seraphim

3.0

The Women's War by Jenna Glass

adventurous emotional hopeful tense 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? No

4.5

The King Will Kill You by Sarah Henning

adventurous emotional hopeful 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? No

4.0

A Decade of Upheaval: The Cultural Revolution in Rural China by Dong Guoqiang, Andrew G. Walder

3.0

Brokers of Empire: Japanese Settler Colonialism in Korea, 1876-1945 by Jun Uchida

3.0