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Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me by Mariko Tamaki

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emotional funny 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? Yes

5.0

Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up With Me is a unique and honest coming-of-age story. I didn't expect it to be so much of a bildungsroman, but I was so happy to hear that it was this! 

I think this a great graphic novel with great representation that really focuses on personal growth. 
Heavy Vinyl: Y2K-O!, Vol. 2 by Nina Vakueva, Carly Usdin

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funny lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
I really enjoy this comic series. It's so fun and lighthearted. I love the feminist themes and all the sapphic women! 
Wild Game: My Mother, Her Lover, and Me by Adrienne Brodeur

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emotional reflective medium-paced

5.0

How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy by Jenny Odell

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challenging reflective slow-paced

5.0

The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

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5.0

The Lady's Guide to Petticoats and Piracy by Mackenzi Lee

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adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

After reading the first book in the series, I was really excited to jump into this but it just didn't hold the same kind of magic. 

Felicity was a difficult narrator/protagonist to like and even though she really developed as a character, I often found her insufferable. 


The Gentleman's Guide to Getting Lucky by Mackenzi Lee

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3.5

Super funny (kind of sexy) romp with some characters I love!
The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee

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adventurous funny lighthearted 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

4.0

This book was SO MUCH FUN! I read it in about two sittings because I just enjoyed hanging out with Monty, Percy, and Felicity.
 
I love that the author did a lot of research to make this fairly accurate and really highlight the struggles that each of the characters face. I'm really excited to read the rest of the books! 
Late to the Party by Kelly Quindlen

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funny lighthearted 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? Yes

3.75

I really liked this book. The story was fresh and entertaining and I felt that I was really able to understand Codi and what she was going through the summer before her senior year. 

However, I find the plotline with Maritza to be wholly unbelievable and inexcusable. At times, it made the book difficulty to get through. 
On The Wings of Love by Megan Carter

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lighthearted fast-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

2.0

I think this is a fine quick read although it's quite bananas at times. MANY star moments, especially at the beginning.