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Eragon by Christopher Paolini

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adventurous lighthearted 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? No

4.0

This is a reread so it was interesting to pay attention to how I felt the first time I read it and now that I am older. In the past I would have given 5 stars but now I am giving only 4. It was good to read but it is not a masterpiece. Eragon is annoying and arrogant, which I totally understand as he is still a teenager, but I do hope he’ll evolve with the next books. I don’t remember much about his behavior on the 2nd and 3rd book and I haven’t read the 4th and 5th yet, morevoer, as this is the first book of the series there was not much character development as it was already expected.
Des blondes dans les truffes by Chris Tabbart

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adventurous mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

It was a fun reading (even with the tough French vocabulary), I compare it as the suspenseful male version of Judy Leigh books, but there’s not much character development. I am still not sure if I liked or not how the assassin is described. I’ll give some time to reflect about it and update the review when I have an opinion about it.
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Mikaia by

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dark emotional sad tense 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? It's complicated

4.5

I am not giving 5 stars only because the book is short for its potential. It left me wondering about the healing process of Shaira and Simi. However, the story is amazing, literally breathtaking, very well written, a mix of prose and poetry like I haven’t seen for a longtime.
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Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

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emotional inspiring sad 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? It's complicated

4.0

It was fun to read, there was a moment that I was so devastated about something that happens that I didn’t want to continue. However I felt like something was missing and after much thought I realized that even though the book brings a lot of discussions regarding feminism, it lacks depth, I say that having in mind that the story happens on the 1960s and some resolutions to the conflict were easily solved which I don’t think it would be the same if that had really happened in the 60s, for example, Elizabeth starring for a long time on TV preaching about feminism without men revolting against it and taking measures to restrain her.
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Parce que je t'aime by Guillaume Musso

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slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

1.0

Parce que je t'aime by Guillaume Musso

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emotional mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

1.0

After chapter 6, I was really into knowing what was happening, what great mystery laid ahead, but the end was pretty disappointing.
I almost DNF at 96%, 
it was somehow disgusting, non creative to the point of reminding me of the last book of Twilight when Jacob imprinted Esmee. 

On a side note, I wonder what is the point in describing the skin color of characters when the white characters are never described or when the description adds nothing to the story beyond stirring the readers prejudices? 
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The Calm Before the Storm by Danielle L. Jensen

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adventurous emotional slow-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

2.0

It didn’t add much to the story, even though it shows how the council and the people has reacted to Lara’s return. Beyond that, the book consisted mostly of Aren and Lara enjoying themselves. 
Marcelo, Marmelo, Martelo by Ruth Rocha, Adalberto Cornavaca

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3.0

A Menina e o Pássaro Encantado by Rubem Alves

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4.0

The Inadequate Heir by Danielle L. Jensen

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dark emotional hopeful tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

I’ve started reading it because I was in love with Aren and Lara and wanted to know more about them even though I knew this book was about Keris and Zarrah. However, for my surprise I ended up loving Keris and Zarrah even more as the characters are much better developed than the previous couple. I just couldn’t stop reading and wonder what was going to happen to them.