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506 reviews

Spy x Family, Vol. 1 by Tatsuya Endo

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adventurous funny lighthearted fast-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

5.0

Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid

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emotional 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

I think the most heartbreaking part of this bokk is that when i first read, I neverbnoticed that Teddy never spoke. He seemed so alive and present in the other characters' stories that I didn't feel his absence. Listening to the audiobook, in which he has a voice but still no direct liness, and knowing his fate is so much worse.
Mummies in the Morning by Mary Pope Osborne

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Judy Moody Gets Famous! by Megan McDonald

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The Princess and the Grilled Cheese Sandwich by Deya Muniz

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

5.0

I love all the cheese names and the cheesy romance
The Atlas Paradox by Olivie Blake

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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

5.0

I should remove a star just because of how long it took for me to read but I can't. By removing the most dynamic character from the main narrative, Olivie Blake made this novel harder to get through, but the fact that she knew which character was the most dynamic and worked with the consequences of removing her shows how powerful a writer she really is. Also, the ending is fucking amazing and everything I hoped for. 
Judy Moody by Megan McDonald

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A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness

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dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I can't believe it took me so long to read this
Days at the Morisaki Bookshop by Satoshi Yagisawa

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emotional reflective relaxing 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

5.0

When the Sky Fell on Splendor by Emily Henry

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

i'm confused how no one knew Wayne's daughter and wife had died in a small everybody knows everyones business town  and also Arthur was lowkey a villain
I feel like Emily Henry's early work is a little bit try hard philosophical. It worked in A Million Junes for me but not in this one.  
I think my main gripe with this book is that it shouldn't have had such a "happy" ending.