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385 reviews

The X'ed-out X-ray by John Steven Gurney, Ron Roy

funny inspiring lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

read this to my little cousin. she loved and so i loved. 

A Festive Feud by Maren Moore

funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.0

god there’s something so fun about a holiday novella. 

The Grandest Game by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

adventurous challenging emotional funny inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

god i love this universe. 

The Mistletoe Bet by Maren Moore

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.0

this book was exactly what i expected, exactly what i wanted, and it had an epilogue. 
a very cute holiday read. 

Zara Hossain Is Here by Sabina Khan

emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense 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? No

4.5

I picked this one up for Z in my alphabet reading challenge and i am so glad i did. 
to start, this feels like it was written with a younger audience in mind (im 24, im thinking 13-16 year olds?) and isn’t very complex in the writing style. in some cases, this might be off-putting. in this case it hit even harder how young Zara is to be dealing with all of this. given the current political climate in america, reading this was very insightful, educational, and heartbreaking. 
definitely a well-worth it read (i listened to the audiobook), especially if you want to diversify your reading. 

also, after hearing about all the food throughout this book, i am desperate to try pakistani cuisine and will be looking into it IMMEDIATELY. 

definitely mind the tw/cw!!! 

Dead End Girls by Wendy Heard

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

i have… thoughts. 

i feel like i would’ve enjoyed this book a lot more if they weren’t step-cousins???? like why did this have to be almost related?? and why’d they kiss in front of grandma??? like idk i can’t get over that and it might’ve ruined the book for me.

How to Excavate a Heart by Jake Maia Arlow

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective fast-paced

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

3.75

i wanted to love this book, but i only liked it. there were some parts that i felt like were just for plot complexity and didn’t add anything to the story, and some parts i felt like dragged on for way too long. 
it was pretty predictable and the ending wasn’t my favorite. 

Only Santas in the Building by Alexis Daria

funny hopeful lighthearted 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

4.25

LOVED the energy. some of these tropes are tired, but they were written really well so i didn’t mind. i loved the meddling elders too. 

Merriment and Mayhem by Alexandria Bellefleur

lighthearted 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

4.0

cute story full of danger, saviors, and fluff! 

How to Find a Missing Girl by Victoria Wlosok

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious 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

3.75

sapphic agggtm. fun plot, fun characters. 
some parts felt like they either dragged or skipped over way too quickly, but it was fine!