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815 reviews

In the Night Garden by Carin Berger

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inspiring fast-paced

4.0

Mushroom Rain by Laura K. Zimmermann

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informative fast-paced

3.0

A House at the Bottom of a Lake by Josh Malerman

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

3.25

josh malerman is so skilled at creating unease and tension. readers looking for straight-up horror should not expect that from this novella. it's essentially a metaphor for young/first love and i thought it was beautifully (and creepily) executed. 
The Lost Book of the White by Wesley Chu, Cassandra Clare

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adventurous dark tense 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? Yes

4.0

is it bad im kinda into sammael?... anyway i loved this book, esp because it had all my other favorite shadowhunters in it too :') love having the family all together again
Remina by Junji Ito

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dark sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Loveable characters? No

2.5

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling

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adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

5.0

The Red Scrolls of Magic by Wesley Chu, Cassandra Clare

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adventurous dark emotional hopeful tense 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? Yes

4.0

this series is only reaffirming my love for magnus - easily the best character in the entire shadowhunter universe. also loved seeing an alec pov and seeing alec from magnus's pov. i love them sm :')
Zanuff the Butcher by Yui Jouyama

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dark medium-paced
  • Loveable characters? No

2.25

Dissolving Classroom by 伊藤潤二, Junji Ito

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dark tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No

4.0

Clown in a Cornfield 3: The Church of Frendo by Adam Cesare

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dark sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

i don't think we needed a third book, but it wasn't too bad overall. in fact it felt very on-the-nose regarding the political climate here in the u.s., which is pretty sad.