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Did not finish book. Stopped at 7%.

corny writing that reads like pretentious people on tumblr write. couldn't get past the first 24 pages despite the core of the book (messy, horrible people being messy and horrible) feeling interesting to me because no one speaks like a normal person in this.

The Eyes Are the Best Part by Monika Kim

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dark emotional funny tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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The Burning God by R.F. Kuang

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challenging dark sad tense

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

4.5

the writing falters at time with a lot of repetition that i don't recall in the past two books, but other than that it remains very solid and raw. rin's descent into... whatever this is, was portrayed incredibly realistic and the ending... i'm baffled. i didn't expect any of that, i'll tell you that much.
overall, i wouldn't say it's my least favorite of the trilogy — i definitely love the first book the most, and the second is incredibly solid, but i think this is my second fave — but it's where i noticed some issues with some of the writing. again, other than that, i absolutely adored this. the character analysis moments we get, oh a bitch (me) lives for those! underlined so much, despite what i mentioned, i truly adore rf kuang's writing and it always makes me want to keep writing, only to give up because facing a half written story is almost more daunting and scary than facing an empty page. i'll get back to it, promise!

The Dragon Republic by R.F. Kuang

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dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

cries forever

I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

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dark informative sad fast-paced

3.5

i've never watched anything with mccurdy in it, so nothing in here particularly changed the way i view her as an actress or her characters, and i'm sure people who have dealt with these things and had her as a childhood icon are going to be more touched than i was. it's a very engaging memoir, extremely easy to read and short enough that i managed to read it in two days, which is a feat for me. however, her sentence structure isn't always the best, the humor feels forced and off beat with jokes that just aren't funny, and there's some repetition that makes me roll my eyes a little bit. there's a lack of editing in here that i feel would improve the book immensely. still, good for her. glad she's doing better and etc.

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