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172 reviews

Elder Race by Adrian Tchaikovsky

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adventurous medium-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? Yes

2.5

The Girl from the Sea by Molly Knox Ostertag

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emotional hopeful inspiring 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

4.0

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

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emotional hopeful lighthearted sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Coraline by Neil Gaiman

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adventurous dark hopeful fast-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

5.0

Siren Queen by Nghi Vo

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dark emotional inspiring mysterious 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

4.0

The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 25%.
It took me nearly two weeks of trying to get into this book before I had to just call it quits. The sci-fi concepts and world building were very complex and seemed to take up 90% of the content I read. There was barely anything by way of plot, and hardly any excitement at all. This book is very character-heavy and lighthearted. I definitely agree with the other reviews of it being like a soap-opera. I am not one for soap-operas.
Just Like Home by Sarah Gailey

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dark mysterious tense fast-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

Magical Places: An Enchanted Journey Through Mystical Sites, Haunted Houses, and Fairytale Forests by Nikki Van De Car

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adventurous informative mysterious fast-paced

4.0

The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted slow-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

2.5

This book was very feel-good and cute but the plot just did nothing for me. Gifted children’s orphanage trope is just so played out and there was *negative* world building. The characters were lovable although some parts got a bit repetitive and long-winded. Overall you will like it if you like saccharine YA.
The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 14%.
emotional sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.0

Unfortunately this fell extremely flat for me after all the hype. I felt nothing towards the characters and the repetitive prose started to become annoying about halfway through. I think the story was very drawn out and I kept wondering when something was actually going to happen. I didn’t love the way time jumped around but for me it wasn’t necessarily difficult to follow.