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The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins

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Plot- or character-driven? Character
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Everything I Know About Love by Dolly Alderton

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

love stories abt being a woman in your 20s and learning abt love

The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 31%.

my hold at the library expired 😭

Yellowface by R.F. Kuang

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emotional reflective tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
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

it rly got me in the first quarter of the book like i was eating this shit up but i think it reached it's peak too high and plateaued too soon :/ loved the insights on the publishing industry, identity, the love for writing and your craft, thought the ending was a tad too silly for my taste

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Bluets by Maggie Nelson

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reflective medium-paced

there's so much love in writing a book on one subject <3

Scarborough by Catherine Hernandez

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dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

"every day, i am inspired by these people's resiliency. every day, i am honoured to know them all." 😭😭 cried so bad reading this

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Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 3%.

mmm not rly interested in reading this rn, will revisit!

Dark Force Rising by Timothy Zahn

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adventurous mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Loveable characters? Yes

3.0

definitely enjoyable and well written but choosing to listen while i finish up my thesis.... not a good idea!

I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki by Baek Se-hee

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emotional reflective fast-paced

i shld start seeing a therapist. and also buy more gochugang to make tteokbokki this week

The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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

5.0

what the fuck!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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