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The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han

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medium-paced
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

1.5

I hated everyone in this book except for Cam. Why are we normalizing such toxic relationships for 15 year olds?
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In Walked Trouble by Dana Hawkins

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emotional lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5

Cheesy but not terrible
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Water Moon by Samantha Sotto Yambao

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adventurous emotional mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

This book was beautiful, heartbreaking, magical, and just ...perfect. I honestly can't wait to reread it.
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Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros

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adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

4.0

First 2/3 was pretty slow to me but I really enjoyed the end. I hope she does more POVs like she did in the end of this one in the final books, Violet alone gets a bit boring at times.
Matilda by Roald Dahl

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adventurous challenging funny medium-paced

4.5

Some things did not age well, but I still love this story!
In Defense of Witches: The Legacy of the Witch Hunts and Why Women Are Still on Trial by Mona Chollet

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dark emotional informative medium-paced

4.0

I particularly enjoyed (and was enraged by) the chapter focusing on how women are treated in the medical field-- both as practitioners and as patients
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The Wild Robot Protects by Peter Brown

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adventurous hopeful reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

Not as magical as the first two but still enjoyable. My kids (5 and 8) both give it 5 stars.
The Unbreakable Boy: A Father's Fear, a Son's Courage, and a Story of Unconditional Love by Scott LeRette

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challenging reflective tense medium-paced

3.0

I appreciate Scott's honesty, and definitely see his own growth in his retelling of his journey with Austin ...however I really struggled to not judge several choices of his as a parent and husband. Many of the events in their lives -- that had very lucky outcomes -- made me extremely uncomfortable. I will be interested to see how this book is portrayed as a movie.
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The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst

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hopeful lighthearted relaxing medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

This was just lovely -- I cannot wait for he next book in this world!
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The Cruel Prince by Holly Black

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adventurous medium-paced

2.5

This book was trying so hard to be fancy with the dialogue and inner monologue that it was cringy when she couldn't keep it up all the time. Add in the jarring shifts to characters going from the land of Faerie to being at JCPenney, Target, and Burning Man? This just wasn't it for me. I will not be reading more of this series.