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Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo

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adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

The Tailor is what got me.

Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo

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adventurous dark emotional inspiring tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Genya my beloved

How to Stop Time by Matt Haig

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adventurous challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

First of all, Mary Peters is my favourite even if she was only barely present for a chapter of this book. And second, this was a really good read, I love the pacing and how philosophical it was, and what I love most is that in this book, the "immortal" doesnt fall in love with a minor, but first, a girl his age, and then a woman in her 40s/50s. More of that please!

There There by Tommy Orange

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adventurous challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Since I tend to read mainly fantasy YA driven books, it took me a while to get into this story, but I liked it. It was very impactful and although it was confusing reading some chapters from first person and others from third person following another character, I still really enjoyed this read.

I Kissed Shara Wheeler by Casey McQuiston

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adventurous emotional funny inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing fast-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

As someone who prefers fantasy YA, I can say that I did enjoy this book quite a lot. I still don't quite understand everything about the story, and there are some jokes and references that aren't necessarily for me, but overall, it is a good read that I enjoyed.

Galatea by Madeline Miller

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