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The Friend Zone by Abby Jimenez

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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? Yes

3.5

Say You'll Remember Me by Abby Jimenez

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful informative lighthearted reflective 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? It's complicated

4.5

Outside of adorable and lovable, I don't know if I have the words to describe how much I enjoyed reading this book. It is tied with "Part Of Your World" with being one of my favorite books. Reading it in three days might show how much I didn't want to put it down while reading. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death

The Mermaid and the Unicorn by Elizabeth Amy Hajek

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective 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

4.5

I read this book when it was first published, but I was still excited to re-read it again. Since it has been a few years in between the first read-through and now, it was like I was reading it again for the first time. For me it is a good mix of faith, fantasy and adventure. I can't wait to start reading the second book!

All The Beauty in the World: The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Me by Patrick Bringley

informative inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing slow-paced

3.5

The Met is something that I have only heard about, mostly from the Met Gala, and is something that I haven't had a chance to visit yet. But reading this book felt like a warm and inviting hug. It was a nice peak into some of the behind the scenes work that sometimes goes unnoticed. I thought it was a nice touch to include a list of all the paintings and other artwork at the end of the book with dates and where they are located so that we, as the reader, can look them up on our own if we are unable to visit the museums in person. 

Once Upon a Rose by Gabrielle Landi

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.0

When it comes to doing a fairy tale retelling, I enjoyed this one better than the first book in the series. While, I know retellings aren't supposed to be exact replicas of the original story, I liked how there were still recognizable elements in this story. It is one of those books that is nice and short, without feeling like it lacking anything or needing more to it. My favorite part was toward the end when one of the characters thinks that getting rid of the bad guy was anticlimactic.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Death of parent

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis

adventurous funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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

5.0

It has been a while since I read this so it was a nice change of pace for me. Along with the rest of the series, it is a good book that you can slip in between longer reads to break it up. 

The Dressmakers of London by Julia Kelly

adventurous challenging emotional funny inspiring lighthearted relaxing 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? It's complicated

4.5

Having grown up and learning to sew a bit helped me appreciate the story more. Historical fiction has always been something that I have enjoyed reading. So this was a nice change of pace into that genre in regards to learning about how WWII affected the day to day things that we might not think about that often. I also feel like clothing is something that we don't often think about being affected by things like war. The letters between some of the characters was a nice touch and added depth to the feels that we sometimes don't say between friends and family.

The Book That Broke the World by Mark Lawrence

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

Reading this pretty closely after the first book helped keep the characters and provided information fresh. There were a few moments that where it was a little hard to follow because there were a few new characters introduced. Other then that, it was an enjoyable read and I can't wait for the next book to come out.

Fly Girls: How Five Daring Women Defied All Odds and Made Aviation History by Keith O'Brien

adventurous challenging hopeful informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

3.0

Aviation wasn't ever something that I was interested in while growing up. While, I don't remember where I first heard about this book, it was an interesting read. Outside of Amelia Earhart, reading the book made it feel like female aviators were often brushed under the rug and forgotten about. It was interesting to read and learn about some of the other women who were flying at the same time as Amelia. Reading through the book was like a history lesson on what female aviators/pilots went through as they began flying in the 1920/30's.

The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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? No

4.5

Adorable!! A few of the characters were a tad annoying at some points but still loveable and there was a spot toward the end of the book that seemed kind of random and thrown in there even though it was part of the story. I almost wanted it to keep going, but the ending was good and made it seem like there could be more.