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Time to Party by Molly Knox Ostertag

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adventurous 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? Yes

4.0

Good second book. Gives more information about the other friends. Coming of age story and trying to figure out who you are and who you want to be. 
Dungeons & Dragons: Dungeon Club: Roll Call by Molly Knox Ostertag

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adventurous 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? Yes

4.0

Fun little book to encourage fantasy and also dealing with changes of being able to open up to others and get to know them. 
Alebrijes by Donna Barba Higuera

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adventurous inspiring medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Good second book. < spoiler> Surprised how it tied at the end with the previous book < /spoiler> It felt immersive the way Leandro pointed out the details of things along with the world building from the author. Some heavy themes that are shown that parallels our current world which gives us hope to figure things out. 
An Unnecessary Woman by Rabih Alameddine

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challenging sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

Couldn’t really get into it. It just kept going no stopping. Didn’t know when she was going to stop that idea and continue with the next. Seems like it’s written like a journal where you just keep your thoughts going. Lack of chapters didn’t help either. 
Dare to Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts. by Brené Brown

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informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

3.0

Some good ideas and information about bettering myself to in leadership. Being more courageous even though it’s uncomfortable - I feel like I know this stuff but need that encouragement to actually try it out. This is supposed to give us that encouragement but didn’t work for me at least. 
Talentos ocultos: La genialidad no tiene color. La fuerza no tiene género. El valor no tiene límite. by Margot Lee Shetterly

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informative inspiring slow-paced

3.5

Took me a while to read. Plenty of information that I had not known even after watching the movie but quite fascinating. A little too much information at times as there was a lot going on but gets the point across. 
The Thief by Stephen Coates, Fuminori Nakamura, Satoko Izumo

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

3.0

A bit tense and wanting to know what would happen but didn’t really feel for the characters. 
THE MINISTRY OF INTERCESSION: A PLEA FOR MORE PRAYER by Andrew Murray

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informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.0

Tough book to read, but managed to get through it. Wasn’t expecting it to read into my soul but helpful in what I had to look at myself to change. 
If I Survive You by Jonathan Escoffery

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emotional sad 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? Yes

3.0

Confused at first but each story somewhat interconnected, didn’t really feel like separate stories. 
Witch Hat Atelier, Volume 12 by Kamome Shirahama

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adventurous 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? Yes

4.0

Good action in this book. A little more history about them which is always a plus for me. And gotta love the positive way they deal with Coco’s apprenticeship.