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Jään luoksesi by Kyung-sook Shin

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challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

if the word 'wistful' was a book, it'd be this one. there's not much plot, and it took me some time to get into the story, but oh does it hurt to suddenly have it all end AND NEVER be able to experience this for the first time again.

a couple of songs by YOONA to listen to while reading this book: 'When The Wind Blows' & 'To You'
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Ines 1918 – Viisi naista sisällissodassa by Anna Lindholm

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adventurous emotional hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

Mukavan raikas tuulahdus perinteisiin sotahistorian näkökulmiin, tykkäsin <3
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Seitsemän veljestä by Aleksis Kivi

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adventurous funny reflective tense medium-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

3.5

onnistunutta huumoria, hauska ja samalla välillä turhauttava, erityisesti naisten kohtelun suhteen.. (ja sen, miten miehet pääsevät kaikesta kuin koira veräjästä). koirista puheen ollen tarina oli jo tuttu Mauri Kunnaksen koiraversiosta, tätä kommentoi joku toinenkin mutta itsekin kuvittelin välillä veljekset koiriksi :D
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Nothing More to Tell by Karen M. McManus

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challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

Not as top-tier as her other books have been, but still a compelling and addictive read! There were too many little subplots for my liking, it was a little too confusing to keep up with all the new names and roles. Props for the author for always managing to write great YA mysteries, I don't usually read that genre but her books are an excellent exception! 
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Vänrikki Stålin tarinat by Johan Ludvig Runeberg

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challenging medium-paced
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  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

1.5

Sodan ihannointia niin kansallisromanttisen stereotyyppisissä runoissa että ärsyttää. Tälle(kin) kirjalle on toki ollut oma aikansa ja tarpeensa, mutten voi sanoa olevani ylpeä tai iloinen siitä että juuri tämä teos on kansaamme edustavalta kansalliskirjailijalta. Ei jatkoon.
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Kalevala by Elias Lönnrot

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adventurous challenging medium-paced

3.0

plot in a nutshell: a group of men want young wives and to attain that they wreak havoc with magic
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Luminainen by Leena Lehtolainen

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

3.0

Alkuasetelma oli herkullisempi kuin miksi juoni lopulta kehkeytyi, ei huono mutta parempaa odotin. Lähinnä kuuntelin tämän siksi koska tykkään Erja Mannon äänestä (ja saahan tässä aivotkin narikkaan).
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Väylä by Rosa Liksom

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adventurous emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced
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  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

ihana, hauska, paikoin aika ahdistavakin, ja niin hyvin toimii ääneen luettuna! koskettava kokemus.
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Heartstopper Volume 1 by Alice Oseman

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emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective relaxing fast-paced
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  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I didn't expect to like this but I was proven wrong... now I'm just sad that I can't get my hands on the sequel immediately. A solid 4 stars with the only fault being the characters' rather young age, nothing wrong story-wise but reading about a 14-yo's love life felt a bit weird as an almost 20-yo. Fluffy, heartwarming, cute, exciting, wholesome. (bUT the ending- no- wHy???)
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Tulevaisuuden varjo by Pentti Saaritsa, Edith Södergran

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challenging emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

Södergran ei tuntunut enää samalta kuin pari vuotta sitten lukiossa :(
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