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Vox by Christina Dalcher
challenging
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
We Weren't Looking to Be Found by Stephanie Kuehn
challenging
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Book of Night by Holly Black
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
The Shadow Sister by Lily Meade
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
The Shadow Sister by Lily Meade
Casey’s older sister, Sutton, disappears for several days. She is found several days later with no memory of where she’d been or with whom. Casey is struggling with accepting that her sister has returned - Sutton is not the same at all and she is saying and doing strange things. Is Sutton’s disappearance linked to that of several other local girls that have gone missing? Will Sutton ever remember what happened? Who can Casey trust?
This was a great read - so hard to put down! The plot was great and the characters are very believable!
4.5/5
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Casey’s older sister, Sutton, disappears for several days. She is found several days later with no memory of where she’d been or with whom. Casey is struggling with accepting that her sister has returned - Sutton is not the same at all and she is saying and doing strange things. Is Sutton’s disappearance linked to that of several other local girls that have gone missing? Will Sutton ever remember what happened? Who can Casey trust?
This was a great read - so hard to put down! The plot was great and the characters are very believable!
4.5/5
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Promised by Caragh M. O'Brien
adventurous
challenging
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Promised by Caragh M O’Brien
This is the final book of the Birthmarked trilogy.
Gaia Stone is now the Matriarch of Sylum and is leading most of her people to the Enclave in a last-ditch effort to save them and have a future. In her absence, life in the Enclave has become more cruel - they’re now hiring young women for the “baby factory”. Can Gaia convince the Protectorat to accept the people of Sylum? Can the people all form a better society?
I loved this trilogy. Gaia was naive and immature which was frustrating at some points but she did learn and grow. Highly recommended!
4.25/5
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This is the final book of the Birthmarked trilogy.
Gaia Stone is now the Matriarch of Sylum and is leading most of her people to the Enclave in a last-ditch effort to save them and have a future. In her absence, life in the Enclave has become more cruel - they’re now hiring young women for the “baby factory”. Can Gaia convince the Protectorat to accept the people of Sylum? Can the people all form a better society?
I loved this trilogy. Gaia was naive and immature which was frustrating at some points but she did learn and grow. Highly recommended!
4.25/5
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Prized by Caragh M. O'Brien
challenging
emotional
mysterious
medium-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
4.0
Prized by Caragh M O’Brien
This is the second book of the Birthmarked trilogy. Gaia Stone has managed to escape from the Enclave with her newborn sister only to be captured and taken to Sylum. In Sylum, women rule, even though they’re outnumbered by men, and a kiss is a crime. Gaia must submit to their social norms if she wants to see her sister again. But she makes discoveries that she feels need to be addressed along with several societal changes. Can Gaia maintain her sense of self as she assimilates?
4/5
#readsof2024 #audiobookreader #Literacy #readingisfundamental
This is the second book of the Birthmarked trilogy. Gaia Stone has managed to escape from the Enclave with her newborn sister only to be captured and taken to Sylum. In Sylum, women rule, even though they’re outnumbered by men, and a kiss is a crime. Gaia must submit to their social norms if she wants to see her sister again. But she makes discoveries that she feels need to be addressed along with several societal changes. Can Gaia maintain her sense of self as she assimilates?
4/5
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Summer on the Bluffs by Sunny Hostin
emotional
funny
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
This was a book club read and not my normal genre, but I really enjoyed the story. Slow start, but worth the wait!
“Ama” has three god daughters that she and her husband “adopted”. She’s now a widow and has scheduled one last summer on Martha’s Vineyard to decide which of them will inherit the summer home. The four ladies learn a lot about themselves and each other as years-long secrets are revealed. 3.5/5
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“Ama” has three god daughters that she and her husband “adopted”. She’s now a widow and has scheduled one last summer on Martha’s Vineyard to decide which of them will inherit the summer home. The four ladies learn a lot about themselves and each other as years-long secrets are revealed. 3.5/5
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Blood at the Root by LaDarrion Williams
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Every Little Step by Bobby Brown, Nick Chiles
Did not finish book. Stopped at 1%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 1%.
The audio is terrible. Bobby should have let somebody else read it!