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Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation by Michael Pollan

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informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

i love cooking and i love talking about cooking and real food, very good
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins

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

3.5

i usually love a “villain” story, but something was really off about this book and weird and the guy who is reading it irks me
Circe by Madeline Miller

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adventurous relaxing 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

5.0

i really like it. and i love millers writing and storytelling, it’s such an experience to read that i love so much.
Concrete Rose by Angie Thomas

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emotional lighthearted 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? Yes

4.25

too much child development but i love the tie in as always and the title, she does such a great job with titles
I Am Malala by Christina Lamb, Malala Yousafzai

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challenging emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

5.0

i love how she states herself, she’s such a great person to look up to for young girls
The Female of the Species by Mindy McGinnis

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challenging dark emotional mysterious fast-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

5.0

i love claire so much and really i think claire and brynlee should be together but whatever. i think the book reflects a lot and i think some parts are eh but it’s just put together so well that i couldn’t give it anything less than a five stars. i did start this yesterday but i forgot to do that and i’m not changing it
Asylum by Madeleine Roux

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dark tense 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? No

3.0

there’s just nothing interesting going on, its missing a lot. also have these kids never heard of a screenshot in their life???!??!! what more evidence do you need
I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

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challenging emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

the most likely bipolar mom to ed ocd daughter pipeline is so real. i love that she made this book and i’m so glad that she got the help she needed. i hope she’s doing better now
Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins

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adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-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

4.0

anyway don’t be a stranger. i know this book doesn’t relate to me at all but it does in a way i could never explain. i’m so tired of sad books also i just want something happy but like that will never satisfy my need for sad books
On the Come Up by Angie Thomas

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adventurous emotional inspiring 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 really love how it was written especially the tie to the hate you give. muah.