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The Midnight Star by Marie Lu

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

3.75

Skyhunter by Marie Lu

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

4.25

The Henna Wars by Adiba Jaigirdar

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challenging emotional lighthearted
  • 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

5.0

Quick, light-hearted read. I enjoyed this book from the start. The author is able to the story exceptionally and she handles the culturally sensitive topics beautifully. The romance is one of my favourites by far and I hope to read more from this author again. It was so heartwarming to read about the struggles of another queer WOC as she dealt with the realistic everyday situations around her; which made this book related and touching. The author did this all whilst keeping the story engaging and very enjoyable.
The Rose Society by Marie Lu

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

3.75

Wicked Fox by Kat Cho

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

4.75

Two amazing plot twists, amazing worldbuilding and great characters.
People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry

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adventurous emotional lighthearted slow-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

2.5

When Stars Are Scattered by Omar Mohamed, Victoria Jamieson

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challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

The Lion of Mars by Jennifer L. Holm

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adventurous emotional funny inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

The Blackbird Girls by Anne Blankman

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

4.75

Forget Me Not by Ellie Terry

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adventurous challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing sad 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

4.75

I absolutely adored this book it was a fun light read. I did not understand why the author decided to make Calliope's POV of the book in Verse but I loved the characters and their development. I also adored Calli and Jin's relationship and how they each overcame struggles in the book. It was a very good read.