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The Rest of the Story by Sarah Dessen

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emotional hopeful reflective medium-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

4.0

"You can make your life, or life can make you. Was it really that simple of a choice? As I hit the dock's end and jumped, I wanted to see it, that change from passenger to driver, Emma to Saylor, watching to doing. So when I hit the cold lake and went under, I kept my eyes open."
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Once and for All by Sarah Dessen

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emotional hopeful slow-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

2.5

"You can't measure love by time put in, but the weight of those moments. Some in life are light, like a touch. Others, you can't help but stagger beneath."
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An American Marriage by Tayari Jones

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 52%.
Every single character is unlikable, but I don't believe they were written in an Arrested Development-style way where I was meant to dislike them. After months of putting this book to the side, I've finally decided to give up on it today.
Girl in Pieces by Kathleen Glasgow

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challenging dark emotional sad 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

3.0

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Saint Anything by Sarah Dessen

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emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective slow-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

3.75

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Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 53%.
I was excited to read this because people have such a high opinion of Murakami, but this might be the worst book I've ever attempted to read. I just... yikes, this was a mess.
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Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid

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emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-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

"But a good life is knowing people care about you, knowing you can take care of the people that count on you, knowing you're doing a little something in your community."
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You Will Get Through This Night by Daniel Howell

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hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced

4.0

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The Past and Other Things That Should Stay Buried by Shaun David Hutchinson

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

1.5

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Mister Impossible by Maggie Stiefvater

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adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious 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

4.0

"A hero. It was an unfamiliar concept. Ronan had been the villain for so long, if he had been anything. The one in trouble, the one written up on the slip, the one being chased, the one being accused. And before that he had been the young dreamer. Secret. Forever."
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