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Fruits Basket Collector's Edition, Vol. 12 by Natsuki Takaya

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Fruits Basket Collector's Edition, Vol. 11 by Natsuki Takaya

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dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Fruits Basket Collector's Edition, Vol. 10 by Natsuki Takaya

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

4.0

Fruits Basket Collector's Edition, Vol. 9 by Natsuki Takaya

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

4.5

Fruits Basket Collector's Edition, Vol. 8 by Natsuki Takaya

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dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I just loved this volume, we are really pushing to the end and finding out more and more about the zodiac's and their curse. I especially loved seeing the story behind Tohru's parents and how everything seems to be more interconnected than what we thought.
Fruits Basket Collector's Edition, Vol. 7 by Natsuki Takaya

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

4.0

Fruits Basket Collector's Edition, Vol. 6 by Natsuki Takaya

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

4.0

Fruits Basket Collector's Edition, Vol. 5 by Natsuki Takaya

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dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Fruits Basket Collector's Edition, Vol. 4 by Natsuki Takaya

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dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious sad 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

3.75

I am always down for a cozy fantasy with found family and first loves, which The Spellshop definitely delivered on. I was quickly swept away by the magical coastal village Caltrey and the villagers that occupied the seaside. I could easily picture the merhorses, mermaids, cats with wings, an anxiety ridden plant that has a love for books and a fear of anything that moves. It felt warm and cozy, or like the author stated in the acknowledgements "a warm hug".

So many wonderful things; however, The Spellshop wasn't without its faults. The main one, our female main character. I know many other reader's connected with her due to her being an introvert and her love/dying passion of books and I did too. BUT I struggled with how she treated other people in the beginning. I understand being an introvert, but the author wrote Kiela on the extreme end of being an introvert and many times she came across as extremely unlikeable. If she was a real person in reality I couldn't see myself as friends with her just because of how rude she can be. I know it's part of her character arch but I found it hard to look past some moments.
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