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219 reviews

Hum by Helen Phillips

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dark emotional 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? Yes

4.5

This was such a great commentary on what the future hold under capitalism. The beginning and ending were definitely my favorite parts, but I don’t see myself revisiting this. Still an amazing book though
An Encore of Roses by S.T. Gibson

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dark emotional reflective 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? Yes

4.0

Nice little novella to finish up the story. I LOVE these characters 
Fable by Adrienne Young

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adventurous emotional inspiring 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? No

4.0

This was SUCH a good lil YA adventure book. I loved the world building and the characters a lot. They all seemed realistic. The romance also wasn’t cliche at all. Really enjoyed this despite the slow start.
Incomparable by Nikki Bella, Brie Bella

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dark emotional informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.5

This was SUCH a good memoir. It made me want to learn more about WWE and wrestling in general. I really recommend reading this even if you (like me) don’t really know much about them. 
Eeeee Eee Eeee by Tao Lin

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 35%.
I just didn’t enjoy the writing style enough to deal with the characters. I understand what the author was trying to do a bit, but it just wasn’t for me 
The Rachel Incident by Caroline O'Donoghue

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emotional funny reflective 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

One of the best books I’ve ever read about friendship. I’m calling my bestie rn 
Diary of an Oxygen Thief by Anonymous

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dark reflective fast-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

3.0

I heard a lot of bad stuff about this, and was surprised how self aware and ok written the book was. Ultimately I just didn’t get the point of the story and didn’t get much enjoyment reading it. I am curious enough to maybe read the other two books 
Birthday Girl by Haruki Murakami

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious reflective 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? Yes

4.0

Kind of corny but still really good 
Hell Followed with Us by Andrew Joseph White

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative reflective 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

3.5

I loved the idea of this book, along with the diversity and the cool body horror. I just felt like parts of the books felt muddled, and I wanted slightly more clarification at parts. The world building just was a bit confusing to me. I also think a lot of the side characters didn’t get enough development. Still, this was a good book. It had some really cool images and I enjoyed the main two characters a lot
How to Cure a Ghost by Fariha Róisín

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adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

4.5

A really informative and raw collection. I think it’s one I need to revisit, but overall it was beautifully written and I learned a lot.