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71 reviews

The Bellwoods Game by Celia Krampien

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense 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? No

4.75

reads very similarly to kate milford's the boneshaker except with a lot more illustrations (and talk of fungus growing on someone as well as spiders, so be aware of that if those aren't things you love)

Wicked Nix by Lena Coakley

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

Universal Monsters: Dracula by James Tynion IV

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.25

two thoughts:

1. why is mina seward's daughter? distinctly weird choice
2. seward & renfield pietà at the end is everything to me

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

emotional funny inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.75

okay. okay. jesus. this book made me need to eat my own teeth or something. felt like being back in high school but this time it didn't suck as badly

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault

Tricks by Ellen Hopkins

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

2.75

not sure teen sensation novels, no matter how well-written they may be, are exactly my jam...especially not ones where the author is so dead-set on slamming sex work as a profession while writing so much about adults perving on kids in ways bordering on concerningly erotic

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Rape

Day of the Arrow by Philip Loraine

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of North America by Matt Kracht

funny lighthearted fast-paced

4.0

mean to pigeons!!! but now i'm in tears from giggling so much so who really wins here

The Heirs of Locksley by Carrie Vaughn

adventurous fast-paced

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

3.75

tantalizing conspiracy plot aside, this fell short for me like the first of the duology did :( the stakes never felt high enough due to the absolute ease and convenience with which problems were solved though i did enjoy the young king very much. if anything bad happened to him i would've been furious

The Ghosts of Sherwood by Carrie Vaughn

adventurous emotional fast-paced

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

3.75

this seemed a little like it wanted to be a full novel rather than a novella—some plot points were mentioned and then passed by when a more full exploration would have benefited and for my taste there were a few too many stories trying to be told in 112 pages

The Visitor by Josephine Poole

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

think the wicker man (the original, not the remake) but for children and you've got your tone

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Animal death