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Captive in the Dark by CJ Roberts

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adventurous dark 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

Was definitely a guilty pleasure read! The grammar and story telling wasn't great, and I didn't like Calebs plot and Flashbacks, and would have been better if we didn't know why livvie was kidnapped, however the overall content was too good to put it down
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Coriolanus by William Shakespeare

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

4.0

Quite enjoyed this one. I love the contrast between democracy and war, and I think the role of the women is a really interesting one. Very relevant in a 21st C setting 
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World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks

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adventurous dark sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

Really though I was going to like this more than I did. I think all in all the film is better than the book, but I presume this is because I don't read much nonfiction which this is in the style of. Beautiful world building though and impressive in its global scope
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Shakespeare's Sonnets (Barnes & Noble Flexibound Pocket Editions) by William James Rolfe, William Shakespeare

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adventurous reflective slow-paced

1.75

Struggled to get through these. There's just a lot of them and they're all saying the same thing with limited narrative. Would not be able to retain any of them
As You Like It by William Shakespeare

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adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted 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? No

4.0

I think this is one of my favourite Shakespeares. I loved the presentation of family and Rosalind as a character.
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Stolen by the Mafia King by Evie Rose

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adventurous dark fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

It was a decent cr*ppy romance. The story line was OK and the plot was a bit too quick, but I still enjoyed the read
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Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare

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

3.75

It was pretty good for a Shakespeare play, even though the plot was very limited. Loved Beatice! 
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Henry IV, Part 1: Part One of King Henry the Fourth: A Play by William Shakespeare

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adventurous challenging informative medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

It was alright. I think it is one of the histories I prefer, but I still feel like it is a little bit dry. I liked the tension between hal and hotspur though
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The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare

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

4.0

Pretty alright although very anti semitic. Mixed views on Portia as a character, but I ship Antonio and Bassiano
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Beowulf by Francis Barton Gummere

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

3.5

Read for my dissertation. Interesting translation although I wonder what the value of the text is in the 21st century
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