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An Academy for Liars by Alexis Henderson

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dark mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

No one told me the age gap was 24 and 33… no thank you!!!
Glass Sword by Victoria Aveyard

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 18%.
I am so disappointed ☹️ the first book was great but the second one completely changed the dynamics, there’s just something TOO familiar about this series… definitely been copied from things like hunger games, shatter me and shadow & bone
Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard

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dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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? It's complicated

4.5

Feed by M.T. Anderson

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 5%.
Terrible writing style
The Power by Naomi Alderman

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 27%.
Not enough narrative base to it
The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 32%.
just bored 😴 
The First to Die at the End by Adam Silvera

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emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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? No

4.0

Yellowface by R.F. Kuang

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

5.0

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In the Lives of Puppets by TJ Klune

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adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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

4.0

The Secret History by Donna Tartt

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challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense slow-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

4.75

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