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Frankenstien by Mary Shelley

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

4.25

The Secret History by Donna Tartt

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adventurous dark tense slow-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

The Maidens by Alex Michaelides

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dark mysterious tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

This, in all honesty, was a great book. I enjoyed the little flaws in the main character - Mariana, and the ending was, although a little predictable, very well thought out and written. The characters are not as two-dimensional as they are in other books and I really like Fred. He was just this cute ball of fluff, his innocence still with him and I hope his and Mariana's friendship blooms sweetly. The epilogue, rather long and fast paced, was satisfying, I felt like I was looking through the years passed by even though I'm on the young side.

Overall, this was a great book and I see why Booktok likes this. The Maidens radiates dark academia aura too.
Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi

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

4.5

We Were Liars by E. Lockhart

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adventurous dark tense 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? It's complicated

0.0

Ok so, most of the book was  paced, poorly written, and boring. The main character - Cadence Sinclair and her family - The Sinclair's, are such a basic white family and me, being of color - Indian specifically, did not enjoy the grandfather's personality. In fact I completely hated him. 
"Don't take no for an answer." One if his mottos that he taught his grandchildren, consent is important and he advises children to not care about it. Wow.
Another bit I absolutely hated was the sisters, so toxic. The entire family is toxic.

Ok but listen, the last seven chapters were actually good. I liked it. The plot twist was good, I guess but it took me 81 chapters to get there and not everyone is as patient as I am so, I really don't recommend this.
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Night by Elie Wiesel

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challenging dark tense slow-paced

3.5

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Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard

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

4.5

I was excepting something really dramatic at the end, I was promised a really big plot twost but I predicted the plot twist so it wasn't as fun. I really liked Maven and Mare was meh. My opnions changesd slightly at he end but
Shade lives! I loved him since the letter! u have no idea how happy i was
The Cruel Prince by Holly Black

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 34%.
I don't like the concept of the faerie world. The main character - Jude, she had a very unlikable personality in my opinion. Cardan; the prince was really rude too. I can't possibly imagine them falling in love, its stupid. This book doesn't do justice to the enemies to lovers trope. I apologize to the people who liked it, it's not for me.
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

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adventurous challenging dark tense slow-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

3.5

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz

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emotional funny hopeful reflective tense 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

4.5