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The Black Cauldron by Lloyd Alexander

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adventurous dark funny fast-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? No

4.75

 A fun book to read aloud to the kids! Good story, fun characters. Thank goodness we listened to the audiobook for the first of the series so I knew how to pronounce the names, though. 
Victoria by Daisy Goodwin

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emotional lighthearted sad fast-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? It's complicated

3.5

 Honestly, I enjoyed the show better. This was too much like reading something I'd already watched, and the prose was not so great that it was indeed a better experience. 
A Coffin for King Charles: The Trial and Execution of Charles I by C.V. Wedgwood

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dark informative sad tense slow-paced

3.5

Alternating between dry and fascinating, I'm not sure why this is part of the Mustich 1,000 books to read, but so be it. 
Nora Goes Off Script by Annabel Monaghan

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emotional funny hopeful fast-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? No

4.75

 Definitely a guilty pleasure read, although I will say that it kept me guessing and the obligatory twist did surprise me! Fun, escapist fluff. 

Hidden From History: 300 Years of Women's Oppression and the Fight Against It by Sheila Rowbotham

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informative slow-paced

2.0

 Very academic (read: dry), but with some interesting tidbits of information. While a good reminder of how far we've come (although this focused on Great Britain not the US), the book focused on socialism and its intersection with feminism much more than I expected. 
The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey by Trenton Lee Stewart

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

3.0

The kids enjoyed this much more than I did.
Oona Out of Order by Margarita Montimore

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adventurous emotional fast-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? No

4.5

 Very enjoyable. Almost five stars, except for the gratuitous sex and drugs in the first half. 
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Money: The True Story of a Made-Up Thing by Jacob Goldstein

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challenging informative medium-paced

4.25

This was mind-blowing, although a few things went over my head, to be completely honest. I especially loved the first and last sections -- worth it alone for those. I also appreciate Goldstein's prose, which struck a nice balance between colloquialism and substance. He made a dry and complicated subject very approachable. 
The Bhagavad Gita by Simon Brodbeck, Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa

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informative inspiring slow-paced

2.0

I have a better understanding of Hinduism now, but this was very repetitive and not that interesting to read.  And really not very relevant to non-Hindus.
Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell

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

3.0

Better than I expected. Some of it was quite fun to read -- I liked the dialogue for the most part, and the characters had me rooting for them. But the love story did strike me as a little too unrealistic.