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Loot by Tania James

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lighthearted medium-paced

2.0

Surrender Your Sons by Adam Sass

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adventurous funny mysterious tense 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

4.5

Solid 4.5! My slight issue is that the book takes place over a weekend which is unbelievable because it’s so action packed. The sex scenes don’t read as YA but Sass writes in his acknowledgments that the book wasn’t originally YA so this may be why. The epilogue feels realistic that not all queer kids in the US get a happy ending and may wait years for their families to accept them. Ending his acknowledgments, Sass sums up the novel well: “A final thank you to Connor Major: We’ve spent the last decade together, and I’m so proud of you for holding on. I finally got you off the island, just like I promised. I will miss writing you, but now you get to hang out with new friends, our readers.”

Never Saw Me Coming by Vera Kurian

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adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? N/A
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.25

Scorched Grace by Margot Douaihy

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mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

1.25

The Lake House by Sarah Beth Durst

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adventurous dark mysterious tense 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? It's complicated

3.0

The London Séance Society by Sarah Penner

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adventurous mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.25

It’s a good mystery but the plot unfolding towards the end isn’t what you’d expect from mediums; plots within the plots. A little long for what the story entails.

Blind Spots by Thomas Mullen

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mysterious medium-paced