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The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett

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adventurous lighthearted 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

3.5

Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing by Matthew Perry

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dark emotional funny hopeful informative reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

Matthew Perry is raw, uncut and completely honest in his autobiography.  Big giant trigger warning, read with care. I cried several times throughout, but as a person with a family full of addiction and as a huge fan of Matthew it only seemed right to read it.  

Prepare yourself for a journey, not an easy one. But one that leads to sobriety, faith, and redemption. 

RIP Mattman 
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Stranger in the Woods by Anni Taylor

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

4.0

Dear Mr. Henshaw by Beverly Cleary

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emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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? No

4.0

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The House Across the Lake by Riley Sager

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dark emotional mysterious tense 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

5.0

Gauntlet: The Phoenix Cycle: Book One by John G. Doyle

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adventurous funny lighthearted tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell

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challenging emotional sad slow-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

4.0

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Make It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning by Peter C. Brown, Henry L. Roediger, Mark A. McDaniel

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informative reflective slow-paced

4.5

Extremely interesting book that helped me see that my typical style of studying maybe wasn’t the best.  I cannot wait to put some of what I’ve learned into practice! 

Highly recommend for any student who feels like their study habits just aren’t cutting it! 
Wuthering Heights by Emma Rice, Emily Brontë

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

2.0

Bloom's Guides: Khaled Hosseini's The Kite Runner by Harold Bloom

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emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5