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106 reviews

We Do What We Do in the Dark by Michelle Hart

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

4.0

tbh loved this perspective and i felt like it was really informative of how trauma can affect someone’s whole life 
Mostly Dead Things by Kristen Arnett

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challenging medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

i liked the stuff about grief but the stuff about the sibling sloppy seconds was too much. 
Florida Woman by Deb Rogers

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adventurous dark inspiring mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

one of my fav books of the year so good
Dogs of Summer by Andrea Abreu

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emotional reflective tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

i actually loved this so much, such raw emotion and such and interesting and valuable point of view 
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Written in the Stars by Alexandria Bellefleur

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 69%.
couldn’t get thru the audiobook all the way w lolo ☹️
Dare Me by Megan Abbott

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

3.75

i actually really enjoyed this book, i couldn’t stop thinking abt it. it did such a good job with complicated relationships and
i knew it was gay girl i knew it from the start
Earthlings by Sayaka Murata

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

4.0

one of my fav books this year!!! so interesting and i could not put it down omfg
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Alice Isn't Dead by Joseph Fink

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adventurous emotional funny slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

i actually really liked this book, it got slow in the middle but i liked the end
Outlawed by Anna North

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adventurous funny 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? Yes

3.0

eh 
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The Second Chance Club: Hardship and Hope After Prison by Jason Hardy

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hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0