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506 reviews

Happy Place by Emily Henry

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5.0

Book Lovers by Emily Henry

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5.0

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor

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emotional tense
  • 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

It started pretty slow but when the ploy started moving, it was good
Inkspell by Cornelia Funke

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adventurous challenging dark sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

My poor Eleanor
Paradise Rot by Jenny Hval

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challenging dark fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

If the goal was to make me want to throw up, 5 stars. If not, 4. So we settle in the middle. 
Seventeenth Summer by Maureen Daly

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

3.0

Very boring to get through 
Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life by Rachel Renée Russell

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Amber Brown Is Not a Crayon by Paula Danziger

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Fast Sam, Cool Clyde, and Stuff by Walter Dean Myers

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

4.0

This was a pretty decent book. A bit episodic and I feel like Stuff didn't evolve a lot bc he didn't make a ton of mistakes on his own and rarely suffered consequences that actually fit his actions
Turtle Bread: A Graphic Novel About Baking, Fitting In, and the Power of Friendship by Kim-Joy

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emotional lighthearted 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