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103 reviews

The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

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dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

3.75

feel like I should resign my queer card for not loving this book... but I didn't. it was still cool, and heart wrenching! and maybe it was the fact I was annotating it too, which took a long time, that made me enjoy it less
The Cruel Prince by Holly Black

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

4.0

twas my second time reading it before reading the sequel, and it still slaps! loads of things I forgot from the first time reading it, and it was enjoyable reading it knowing the ending.
The Chicken Soup Murder by Maria Donovan

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challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced

3.75

how sad it was kind of surprised me, and the "plot twist" sort of felt a little out of nowhere, but I enjoyed it all the same 
A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes

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adventurous dark emotional sad medium-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

4.5

I absolutely LOVED this book. it slapped so hard. the characters were so beautifully written, and with so much emotion. and the ordering of the chapters was so good it hurt. I cannot recommend this book enough 
The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin

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adventurous hopeful reflective tense medium-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

3.75

consistently wack, so once I was used to that it did slap
Sidney Chambers and the Shadow of Death by James Runcie

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

3.25

okay so this book is kind of good, until the totally unneeded and surprising sexual assault. kind of ruined it. I still love Sidney though my guy is trying his hardest 
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Realm Breaker by Victoria Aveyard

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

4.0

Pride and Premeditation by Tirzah Price

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

3.75

Divergent by Veronica Roth

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

3.75

now, I may be biased, but I didn't really like the romance and I kind of think the same things could have happened if they were friends, or if they were in the same 'group'. the tris-four fandango didn't really do it for my skeptical aromatic self 
Sophie's World by Jostein Gaarder

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

3.5

consistently wack from start to finish. sometimes it's a cool wack, sometimes it's just too wack