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The Dark Prophecy by Rick Riordan

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adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

A fun read. Apollo is a hilarious character
One Shot by Lee Child

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adventurous mysterious tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.5

The Hard Way by Lee Child

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adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.5

As usual, an entertaining read.
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Iron Gold by Pierce Brown

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

5.0

Wow. 

This series is really something else. I have actually had to have "breaks" in between each book as I do feel as if I've been in there with the characters, experiencing everything they have. Which, I have to say, is emotionally taxing!

Pierce has such a way with words that I haven't come across too often. How he thought up not only the varying scenarios, but these complex characters, boggles my mind. 

Looking forward/scared to read the next one. 
Bad Luck and Trouble by Lee Child

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adventurous mysterious tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

One of my favourite ones so far! 
Supernatural: Cold Fire by John Passarella

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adventurous dark emotional 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? It's complicated

3.5

This wasn't my favourite SPN book but it was still an entertaining read. Loved Castiel being in the book but felt his dialogue about Claire to be pretty repetitive.
Wrecked by Louisa Reid

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dark emotional mysterious sad 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? Yes

5.0

I have never really read books with the verse style of writing, so at first, it put me off. After a few chapters, however, I grew to really like the style and found it quite beautiful.

This was a very well written book that covered  some tough topics; extremely toxic relationships, illness etc

Emotionally, I was definitely 'Wrecked' after reading this and I think it's an excellent book for teenagers and adults alike.
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What I Saw and How I Lied by Judy Blundell

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emotional reflective relaxing 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? It's complicated

4.0

Definitely didn't leave you in suspense of how things would turn out but I still really enjoyed it. Quick, easy book to read in between other books in my opinion
One Missed Call 1 + 2 by Yasushi Akimoto, Mayumi Shihou

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dark fast-paced

1.5

Unfortunately, I found this really boring. Part 2 was slightly more interesting but it still really dragged.
Something Terrible Happened Last Night by Sam Blake

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

4.0

A slightly anticlimactic ending but overall a fast paced, fun read.