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If He Had Been with Me (Collector's Edition) by Laura Nowlin

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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


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Waiting for Snow in Havana: Confessions of a Cuban Boy by Carlos Eire

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emotional informative sad slow-paced

4.5


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The Diablo's Curse by Gabe Cole Novoa

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adventurous funny hopeful mysterious slow-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


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Olga Dies Dreaming by Xochitl Gonzalez

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challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75


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Immortal Dark by Tigest Girma

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dark mysterious tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75


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Where Sleeping Girls Lie by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

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dark mysterious reflective tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25


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The Cruel Prince by Holly Black

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 18%.
Not for me.
Perfect on Paper by Sophie Gonzales

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funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0


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Café Con Lychee by Emery Lee

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hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

This book originally started off as a 4.5 but steadily decreased due to repetitive sentences and phrases. I felt like every chapter I read “I freeze” or “shaking head” or a character sighing.

I did not enjoy Gabi’s progression as much as I did Theo’s. I also have mixed feelings about a certain event towards the end of the book.

It’s overall not a bad book, and I would still recommend this to others.  I still had a fun time reading despiste my nitpicking.
The Wedding Crasher by Mia Sosa

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 65%.
Clark Kent comparison plus that nursery rhyme… ick.