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The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis

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challenging funny informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

i aspire to be the kind of girl that laughs at screwtape and makes him hate her

The Bible Jesus Read by Philip Yancey

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hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

Before Columbus: The Americas of 1491 by Charles C. Mann

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informative medium-paced

4.0

Every Single Lie by Rachel Vincent

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challenging emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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All-of-a-Kind Family by Sydney Taylor

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adventurous lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

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

4.5

please can i live in this book

Impossible Escape: A True Story of Survival and Heroism in Nazi Europe by Steve Sheinkin

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adventurous challenging emotional informative tense fast-paced

5.0

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The Yellow Wall-Paper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

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dark sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

they see me creepin, they hatin

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The Princess and the Goblin by George MacDonald

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adventurous hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

Crazy Lady! by Jane Leslie Conly

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challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

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

3.5

for a while crazy lady! was looking like a 4 or 4.5 star read for me. i was pleasantly surprised at how heavy and deep some of the topics were, i was really invested in the characters, both main and side ones, and i felt like there was the perfect balance of tension and wholesomeness to keep the story going. then the last 30 or so pages rolled around and sort of tanked everything.

while i understand that the author was probably going for a more realistic, not-so-neat-and-tidy ending, it seemed open in all the wrong ways. it felt rushed and incomplete, and i didn’t really feel much of a sense of security about any of the characters’ futures or what i had just read. i checked my copy to make sure that the last sentence was actually the last sentence and the book wasn’t missing pages, lol.

aside from that, the book was great! i kept wondering why it wasn’t more of a modern classic (although some aspects were definitely outdated), and i felt like i could learn about vernon, ronald, and especially maxine forever. the setting was fantastic, i was able to picture everything so vividly, and it all felt very real. even though i’m not a fan of the ending, crazy lady! grabbed my attention and didn’t let go.

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Mary Ventura and the Ninth Kingdom: A Story by Sylvia Plath

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adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0