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Wings of Starlight by Allison Saft

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  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.75

THIS BOOK WAS SUPPOSED TO HEAL MY INNER CHILD. DID IT DO THAT? YES. DID IT ALSO MAKE ME CRY? ALSO YES.
I liked returning to this world, but hot dang, I didn't think I'd be
crying at the end, because when they had to seperate, it was so sad!
also, the amount of things that would be solved in Pixie Hollow if people would stop forgetting history is insane. And I also think they need to stop imbueing very importan  history with magic, like, it doesn't matter who reads what, it should be common knowledge, and of they'd do that, PEOPLE WOULD STOP MESSING UP.
Anyways, I didn't hate this book, it was pretty good. Not lore accurate through a lot of parts, but whimsy and fun nonetheless. 

The more I sit on this, the more it upsets me with the crazy amount of lore breaking, including the fallen star being how she was born, Milori's wings melting instead of ripping, and the whole story of another queen, because she is technically the only queen we are supposed to know about. The other thing that really bugs me is the side couple which is wholly unnecessary, especially considering the target audience is tweens to early teens.
Because of this I did lower my rating.
If I had no knowledge of Pixie Hollow prior to reading it, I would've liked it better for sure, but the messed up lore does irritate me more than I'd like to admit 🙂‍↕️🥲
Believe Me by Tahereh Mafi

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  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Imagine Me by Tahereh Mafi

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  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

And we're almost done. Only one more novella to go. It's bittersweet reaching the end of such a long seires. 
Although I've rated it 5 stars after my reread, I admit, nostalgia has affected that rating, so, to be fair, here are a few things I wasn't fond of: spoilers duh.
The sub plot with Adam just dissapearing when convenient definitely became annoying, because we don't know what happened to him, even at the end of the book, he just reapears and we just have to accept that. Something else I hated was the absurd makeout session Warner initiated upon seeing Ella again, to try to get her memories back, that was so unnecessary😭 made me feel like I was interrupting something intimate that I had no buisness knowing about, so that wasn't great. My last biggest grief is simply our lack of information. I understand the MC's well enough, but the world around them seemed so unwritten that it was hard to understand why the characters were doing certian things they were doing.
overall, I did not hate this book, but if I had read it for the first time at my age and not a reread, it definitely would have a slightly lower rating. I degress, a fine book, I will say, the relationships between characters does not belong in YA but that's my personal opinion, still odd to read with it being YA dystopia, but alas
Find Me by Tahereh Mafi

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  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

I love Kenji man
One Piece, Vol. 108 by Eiichiro Oda

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  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Kuma's backstory feels like getting shot. Man deserves so much better
Ignite Me by Tahereh Mafi

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  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I liked this installment significantly more than the second. Now onto the second trilogy!
Unite Me by Tahereh Mafi

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  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
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5.0

This just goes to show that Aaron is amazing and Adam is a jerk
Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi

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  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

This is a reread, so
I know she ends up with Arron
but AHHHH THE TENSION IS KILLING ME
The Reckoning of Roku by Randy Ribay

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  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Oh man, I LOVED this!
Roku has always been such an interesting Avatar, and I adored getting a glimpse into his life. I hope there will be another novel furthering his story because
that ending was NOT for the weak! And what happened with Gatsu's girl, like, that ripped my heart out, I want my boy to heal😭
over all, 5/5 I adored every part of this
One Piece, Vol. 107: The Hero of Legend by Eiichiro Oda

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  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0