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Sadie by Courtney Summers

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emotional mysterious 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

Honolulu by Alan Brennert

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emotional hopeful reflective slow-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

Chinese Cinderella: The True Story of an Unwanted Daughter by Adeline Yen Mah

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reflective slow-paced

3.0

The King's Curse by Philippa Gregory

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

4.0

Pet Sematary by Stephen King

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

4.0

The Grace Year by Kim Liggett

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

3.0

Hey guys have you considered that being a woman is a miserable experience because this book won’t hesitate to beat you over the head with that concept every five pages. I’m getting so tired of things pitched as feminist stories because they all do this and it’s fucking exhausting. 

I read this despite not really liking YA because I thought there was quite a bit of potential plot wise - and some of it I think was interesting. It just didn’t push far enough. We spend more time away from the other girls on grace year and focused on a love story which feels weirdly insulting. Is the implication that teenage girls (and the emotionally stunted adults) won’t read something unless there’s a boy in it? That’s fucked. 

I also really enjoyed the concept of the flower language but the timing was sort of comedic. Do people just carry around a shit ton of fresh flowers like a sound board? How did someone just happen to have a flower meaning seething resentment on what’s supposed to be a happy day? 
Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn

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

4.0

Fingersmith by Sarah Waters

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

4.0

The Kill Club by Wendy Heard

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

4.0

The Tea Dragon Society by K. O'Neill

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

5.0

This is basically a warm, comfy hug in  book form. The art is so cute, the very idea of tea dragons is so disgustingly whimsical and it's just... it's all very sweet. It's more of a thing you read for vibes over something you read for like plot but it's still super cute.