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The Golden Couple by Sarah Pekkanen, Greer Hendricks

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

3.75

Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy

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

3.75

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

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

4.25

At Risk by Alice Hoffman

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

3.25

Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid

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emotional lighthearted fast-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? Yes

4.25

The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

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

3.5

this book offered a timeless and often-resonating portrait of a woman suffering from mental illness. 
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Parkland: Birth of a Movement by Dave Cullen

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hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.0

this book does an amazing job covering the efforts by the parkland school shooting survivors to fight for gun control and the right to be safe in our schools. i love dave cullen’s writing, and i loved the focus on the victims and survivors, not the shooter. 
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The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon

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

3.0

the premise of the book was really interesting; i loved the idea of a jewish “state” in alaska! however, the writing was a bit dense and could be confusing at times. i found myself rereading pages more than i usually would. 
Verity by Colleen Hoover

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

3.5

the twist at the end of this book is shocking; wasn’t entirely satisfied by the ending
Columbine by Dave Cullen

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dark emotional informative slow-paced

5.0

this book did an amazing job covering the columbine shooting and all of the events surrounding it. amazing writing and extremely informative 
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