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15 reviews

Beach Read by Emily Henry

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emotional funny hopeful 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

such an enjoyable book and so well written!! I really loved that there was more to the book than just the romance aspect of it
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

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

4.0

so beautifully written!!
Frankenstein: The 1818 Text by Mary Shelley

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

5.0

Definitely my favorite horror story, but the horror is kind of a lingering/creepy sort of horror (not jump-scare kind of horror). I love that Mary Shelley provides both Dr Frankenstein’s and the monster’s perspective, but since it’s a story wrapped in a story I found it a bit confusing in the beginning. Once you get into it though it just gets better and better. 
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

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dark inspiring reflective sad 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

5.0

Normal People by Sally Rooney

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

2.0

I gave this book 2 stars because I feel like the quality of the writing in this book might be fine and it’s just that I personally hate the way Marianne was written? I cannot stand a damsel-in-distress character and if you can’t either then you probably won’t enjoy this book! In my opinion, too much of her identity in the book revolves around just simply being a victim and you don’t learn much else about her besides that so it makes for a character that doesn’t feel fully fleshed out. 
Besides not having much of a personality, Marianne will barely show the tiniest hint of self esteem for the majority of the book so just beware that this might be a super frustrating read. 
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