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Count Your Lucky Stars by Alexandria Bellefleur

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

3.5

It’s a cute ending to the trilogy. Nothing complex or emotionally deep about the plot. I only read it to complete the series. The structure of the plot is fairly similar to the first two books, nothing surprising.
Genesis by Brendan Reichs

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

4.75

If you like the hunger games, maze runner (I actually never finished reading or watching either so I’m only referring to  the general concept) etc. you will probably enjoy like book better then the first one. This is easily the better book of the series. Definitely a page turner.
I general I dislike Min
she’s a weak damsel in distress who couldn’t lead a cat out of a paper bag, but was chosen for leadership because of her blind empathy

Ngl I love Sarah
so what if she tried to kill everyone to end the simulation sooner? She played the game how it was supposed to be played

Quite a few unexpected plot twists
eg. Suit guy being her dad who put her in the simulation to ‘save her’

Noah is also such a typical guy that’s all I have to say

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Animal Farm by George Orwell

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reflective

5.0

Anti communist propaganda
Still a great book nonetheless. Not really a children’s book, due to the depth of the concept
Accidentally Engaged by Farah Heron

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

3.0

The conflict is so manufactured.
Really basic vapid, mind numbing YA, which is kind of relaxing.
The plot is kinda mid.
Love the representation tho. 
This story could’ve been like five chapters shorter if they just communicated with each other. Also Nadim wasn’t in the wrong, he had no obligation to tell Reena about his previous arranged engagement
The Program by Suzanne Young

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

4.0

It’s a good read. It’s difficult to describe this book without spoiling it. But <strong> I will definitely be reading the sequel </strong> .The character are somewhat likeable. However, the romance leaves a lot to be desired. There is basically no chemistry. Person A loves Person B because they just do. Personally, I read it for the dystopia. 
God knows how this is a six (technically eight) book series. I’m going to read the next book but I can’t imagine finishing the series.
The Color Purple by Alice Walker

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dark emotional inspiring 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

Genuinely the best book I’ve ever read
The complexity of the characters, the emotional turmoil, This is definitely a mature book, with mature topics. It’s the little things like the changes in dialect, that really put the icing on the cake. Very much race/racism/misogyny centred.
If anyone said this book was bad I was accuse them on being racist, jk.
I think it pisses God off if you walk by the color purple in a field somewhere and don’t notice it.
Set  in the early 1900s in the south of America. A masterpiece.
 “The last thing niggers want to think about they God is that his hair kinky. That’s the truth, I say.”
The only flaw with this book is that it is too good 
the book ends with a happy ending bow, which is probably unrealistic to the time period
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It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover

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dark emotional 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

3.0

Very emotionally involved
definitely not a romance
Definitely one of the better books I’ve read this year. Very much a change of pace in the romance genre.
Amazing in some ways, not great in others 
I cried.

It’s a very interesting perspective.  
The cycle…wow
The main thing I don’t like about this book is how it tries to make you feel sympathy for Ryle, despite how he is literally an abuser. And regardless we don’t really see anything in-depth about his trauma, even if we hypothetically wanted to sympathise with him. Co-parenting with an abuser is fundamentally a bad idea
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Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall

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

3.5

Reminds me of wattpad. I will be reading the sequel
The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood

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3.25

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Pushout: The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools by Monique Morris

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informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.25

I read this book for research project along with ‘Hood feminism’ and ‘Misogynoir Transformed’. There are many statistics, and experiences.