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414 reviews

Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng

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Did not finish book.
I tried twice and just couldn't get into it after about 25%
The Looking Glass Wars by Frank Beddor

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

5.0

Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan

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adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

Loretta Little Looks Back: Three Voices Go Tell It by Brian Pinkney, Andrea Davis Pinkney

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challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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? Yes

3.75

The Unteachables by Gordon Korman

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emotional funny hopeful 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? Yes

5.0

The Time of Green Magic by Hilary McKay

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adventurous emotional medium-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? No

2.0

I was very disappointed in this book. I was really hoping for a true fantasy, but its very much magical realism. I feel like there was a lack of description in some places because I found myself going back to see what was going on-and while I found where it should be I still couldn't find it. The ending was anticlimactic. I also found that while Louis was well developed, the other characters weren't as much. 
Catherine's War by Julia Billet, Claire Fauvel

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dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

3.25

The Last Last-Day-of-Summer by Lamar Giles

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

4.25

Itch by Polly Farquhar

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

2.5

Snapdragon by Kat Leyh

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adventurous emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75