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This Winter by Alice Oseman

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emotional hopeful fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

YES YES YES
The best part was the fact that we have the pov of all of the Spring siblings! Im just sad i didn't read it during Christmas break. 

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Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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emotional
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
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Loveable characters: Yes
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Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

'I hate Christmas,' Tori says. 
'No, you don't,' I say.
'I hate this one.'
'Everyone hates this one. This whole winter's been a bit shit.'

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fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
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emotional 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

I thought I needed to read Solitaire before reading this one, but apparently this takes place before it! Set during Christmas, we see what's happening with the Spring family in their first Christmas after Charlie's hospitalization for his eating disorder. 

What I liked about this is we get a little more in-depth with the characters, more than we might from graphic novel form. The way Oseman deals with mental illness has grown a lot from her first novel. We see Charlie struggling with the fact that he feels like his family views him as some kind of novelty. Nick is definitely his safe space, but we also see the way that it affects Tori, too.

This is a great little novella and it was the perfect read for Christmas Eve!

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medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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