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506 reviews

The Speckled Band by Arthur Conan Doyle

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3.0

I felt that Holmes coming to that conclusion so quickly was improbable
The Man With The Twisted Lip by Arthur Conan Doyle

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adventurous mysterious

3.75

Interesting enough story
Witch Week (Chrestomanci, #3) by Diana Wynne Jones

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adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

Quite a fun book
The History of Mary Prince: A West Indian Slave Narrative by Mary Prince

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dark reflective tense fast-paced

3.0

Read this for a class, interesting enough and a quick read
Maybe Meant to Be by K.L. Walther

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emotional funny 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

Fun read, wish I had been able to spend more time with it when I first began and not unnecessarily dragged the book around all month 😂
Coming of Age in Mississippi: The Classic Autobiography of a Young Black Girl in the Rural South by Anne Moody

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fast-paced

3.0

Read this in a day and my mind feels warped honestly
Concrete Rose by Angie Thomas

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challenging dark emotional 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? Yes

4.0

Sick Kids In Love by Hannah Moskowitz

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emotional funny tense 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? Yes

5.0

This book really helped me
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson

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

4.0

Interesting enough but not something I would read out of my own volition 
The Island of Dr. Moreau by H.G. Wells

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

3.0

My head hurts after reading this