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A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

OMG, this book was so good. The only issue I have is that I’m not totally comfortable with the spice, but it’s not there often enough for it to be a big deal. I’m so excited to see what happens next. 
A Fool's Hope by Mike Shackle

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adventurous dark emotional hopeful tense 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

A Fool’s Hope picks up right after the end of We Are The Dead, and it’s definitely a great continuation, at least until the 60% mark. We are still following the same characters, with the addition of three new ones, but we follow the same characters through multiple chapters in a row, and that made for a bit of a slog through. But, the book definitely picks up again in the last 20% with an action-packed finale. I’m curious how the story is going to conclude in the next book. 
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A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

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adventurous challenging emotional lighthearted 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

4.5

We Are The Dead by Mike Shackle

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adventurous dark tense fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

Loveless by Alice Oseman

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emotional funny hopeful informative lighthearted sad tense 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

Heartstopper Volume 4 by Alice Oseman

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dark emotional sad 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

This volume was quite intense. It started off really sweet, but got really deep into Charlie’s mental health struggles. It was a hard read, but I still enjoyed it very much. 
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Solitaire by Alice Oseman

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

4.0

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The Key to Fear by Kristin Cast

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adventurous challenging hopeful lighthearted 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? No

4.0

I went into this book knowing barely anything about it and it turned out to be a very enjoyable read. It followed multiple perspectives and all tied together in the end. The world building was interesting, with some things being similar to what’s happening now, but with better technology to keep people apart and safe. I loved Elodie as a character and her development. Same with Aiden. I do wish we got more information on the Cerberus virus though. Hopefully we will find out more in the next one. 
One of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus

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

2.0

This was an ok book. The twist was alright and made a lot of sense, but the whole book itself just didn’t engage me as much as I hoped it would. I ended up skimming the epilogue to finish it. I don’t intend to read the sequel. 
Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 10%.
The writing style did not sit well with me. It would randomly go into the past with no indication in the middle of a paragraph and I couldn’t understand what was going on with the story.