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The Only Purple House in Town by Ann Aguirre

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emotional funny inspiring lighthearted 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? Yes

5.0

I want to say this was a fun and cute read, it's still a five-star read for me but some of the diversity seemed focused to me. I loved all the characters but I have to say the side characters have to be my favorite. I would love a book about them, especially the grumpy old man Henry Dale and Rowen because I loved the grandpa and grandkid vibe. I have a few more books by  Ann Aguirre to read and will pick them up soon.

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Long Haul: Hunting the Highway Serial Killers by Frank Figliuzzi

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challenging dark emotional informative sad tense fast-paced

5.0

 I did enjoy this book. I liked that it focused on the victims and the killers. Also liked that he talked to truckers and some of the sex workers. Frank Figliuzzi handled everything carefully and didn't look down on the women. He tried to understand why and what had happened in their lives to make them turn to sex work and how they got out of it. With the truckers, he tried to understand why truckers could turn to killers (not the truckers he interviewed).

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A Pocket Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue: (funny Book of Vintage British Swear Words, 18th Century English Curse Words and Slang) by Francis Grose

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funny informative fast-paced

5.0

Twisted Hate by Ana Huang

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective relaxing 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? Yes

5.0

Twisted Lies by Ana Huang

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious relaxing 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? It's complicated

5.0

King of Wrath by Ana Huang

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dark emotional funny hopeful relaxing 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? It's complicated

5.0

Pox Romana: The Plague That Shook the Roman World by Colin Elliott

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emotional informative reflective slow-paced

4.0

God of Fury by Rina Kent

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

MrBallen Presents: Strange, Dark & Mysterious by MrBallen

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adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? N/A
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

I finished this book while watching MrBallen's YouTube channel with my dad. It made the reading experience even better and I highly recommend doing that. I fell in love with MrBallen's storytelling and humor from his channel and I knew I needed to read his book. I'm so glad I did read it. I could barely put it down and have it on preorder right now. I could hear MrBallen tell me the stories as I read and the artwork made for the best reading experience. I really can't wait to get a physical copy of this book. 

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Twisted Love by Ana Huang

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adventurous dark emotional funny inspiring lighthearted mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

5.0