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52 reviews

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling

adventurous dark emotional funny inspiring mysterious 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? No

4.0

The Secret History by Donna Tartt

dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

If I could give this book more than 5 stars, I would. An absolute masterpiece from start to finish and honestly don’t know how I’m expected to just carry on with my life as normal now that I’ve finished it 😂

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Suicide, Murder

Moderate: Homophobia, Sexual assault

The Remarkable Ordinary: How to Stop, Look, and Listen to Life by Frederick Buechner

challenging funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced

4.0

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling

adventurous dark funny hopeful lighthearted sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious 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

The Lord is My Courage by K.J. Ramsey

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. Rowling

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious 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

5.0

The PAN by Jenny Hickman

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

3.0

The concept of this book is great, and I loved the way the Peter Pan story was reimagined as a more sci-fi type setting. 

My only critique is that there was not enough depth to the characters, especially early on. The action began almost immediately which works well sometimes but in the context of this book, we really needed a bit more context, especially on Vivienne’s character and story for the plot points in her character arch to work. The characters just felt a little two dimensional at times and wish there was more depth to them and to the story!

The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah

adventurous dark emotional inspiring sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0