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The God and the Gumiho by Sophie Kim

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adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad medium-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? N/A

4.75

This is enemies to lovers done right. Loved the banter! And all the Korean references wowowow 
The Breakup Tour by Austin Siegemund-Broka, Emily Wibberley

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

3.25

It felt weird to me that this was inspired by Taylor Swift. I understand it, but I preferred it to be mentioned at the end, for instance, so I wouldn’t be thinking of Taylor Swift the whole time. Because I really liked the story and the main female character. But not the main character. Yes, he should treat her like a goddess, but this is a book, a story, I’m gonna need more from his mind.
Verões Felizes 1: Rumo ao Sul | A Calheta by Zidrou

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

5.0

This was surprisingly so beautiful and funny. It perfectly captured the dynamics of a family
Murder Road by Simone St. James

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dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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? N/A

4.25

Rainbow! Volume 1 by Sunny, Gloomy

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emotional hopeful reflective sad tense 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? No

5.0

Better Than the Movies by Lynn Painter

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

5.0

The Hawthorne School by Sylvie Perry

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dark mysterious medium-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? No

4.0

Diary of a Somebody by Brian Bilston

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relaxing sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.5

My notes while reading this book:
You did not just mock Britney Spears and her career. Leave Britney alone! We’re not in the 2000’a anymore!!!,
Leave emo kids alone,
Leave Star Wars alone,
Of course you became a Twitter troll,
Being upset that the girl hasn’t answer when you’re an asshole and saying her poem wasn’t as good as before..you truly are a man,
I dislike people who talk badly of people who are positive,
Is he getting dumber?,
He is always dumb in order to make us laugh, but then he is smart in order to make us feel emotional 🙃,
He messed up with the girl, call her when he’s in trouble and she tells him it wasn’t the first time he messed up and he thinks “I let that pass”??? Boy, you should saying sorry and when you have to say sorry, you don’t “let it pass”! You let it pass when you’re trying not to be angry.. a man surely wrote this 🤌🤌🤌,
*spoiler* This dumb boi did not discover where Toby was because the kidnapper changed some words of a poem,
Hope it helps 
A History of Fear by Luke Dumas

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challenging dark emotional sad 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

5.0

What is that ending? till the last word 🤌
Also as someone who, apparently, had what the main character calls satanphobia (related to OCD) it’s a very relatable representation 
Over My Dead Body by Sweeney Boo

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-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? No

5.0