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Mistlefoe by Kimberly Lemming

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funny lighthearted 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

3.0


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The Talk by Darrin Bell

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challenging emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0


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Can't Let Her Go by Kianna Alexander

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emotional funny hopeful medium-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? Yes

5.0


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Entangled : A Cozy Fantasy Rapunzel Retelling by Sula Sullivan

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emotional hopeful medium-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


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That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon by Kimberly Lemming

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

5.0


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Barnyard Dance! by Sandra Boynton

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

3.0

Reading Beauty by Deborah Underwood

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

5.0

Minor Detail by Adania Shibli

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dark reflective sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

I find it very hard to rate this book because while Minor Detail is technically a work of fiction, it is based off the hundreds of real life Palestinian experiences of unrelenting violence at the hands of the Israeli government and military (IOF).

Even though I will probably never read this book again
the rape that happened in the first part of the book was awful and the author did not shy away from the violence and pure evilness of the act.
I have to credit Adania Shibli (with five stars) for writing a book that thoroughly shook me to my core.

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A Pack for Winter by Eliana Lee

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

3.0


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A Pack for Autumn by Emilia Emerson

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

3.25

This book was pretty cute overall, but not as developed as I would have liked. I also wish that guys were queer and together rather than just three brothers/friends all having sex with the same girl. That part just felt off to me.

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