Very, very specific, but I'm looking for books that explore themes of joy and zeal/zest for life, compassion, pain, and love through character development and (especially) rich relationships between characters (friendships, family, and/or wholesome/healthy romantic relationships). Books that will make me laugh and cry and feel like I really know the characters.
Bonus points for earthy/nature setting or exploration of themes surrounding connection to the natural world and the beauty and awe of nature.
I enjoyed the Emma M Lion series. I loved it for rich characters that I cared about, and heartwarming but complicated relationships between the main characters. I couldn't care less about the aristocratic Victorian England setting. I loved Emma blissfully roaming the fields and forests of stonecrop.
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