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The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins

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adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

I don't know if it was because I had heard/read spoilers when the movie came out, but the story felt a bit flat. It was interesting to see Snow turn into the person that we see in the trilogy and to see how things start lining up with what we already know.
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Ricochet by Kellyn Carni

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful reflective tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.0

As a what if/speculative story, it was an interesting read and I was trying not to compare it to a different novel on Anastasia that has a similar concept, and that I read recently. 
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Returns by Mark Lawrence

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

3.5

The Book That Wouldn't Burn by Mark Lawrence

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adventurous challenging funny inspiring tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

The Exchange reminded me of "the wood between worlds" in 'The Magician's Nephew' by CS Lewis. There were a few other moments that reminded me of 'Prince Caspian' and 'The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe.' As I read it, there was a small part of it that also gave off a slight dystopian vibe, though it wasn't much or really that noticeable. Outside of that, I enjoy reading it and had to read a few parts again because of what was happening. 
Agent 355 by Marie Benedict

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adventurous funny hopeful inspiring fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

Amelia's Shadow by Marie Benedict

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

3.5

Having visited the town that Amelia Earhart grew up in and seeing the Lockheed Electra 10E airplane, the same one that Amelia flew when she disappeared, this story caught my attention. Although it is from the perspective of Ruth Nichols, I liked how it gave a different look into what it was like as a female pilot during the early 1900's.
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr

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adventurous funny hopeful reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

This had been sitting on my shelf for a few years before I decided to pick it up and read it. I had seen the limited series on Netflix last year, so I was picturing that while reading the book. Some points were a little confusing with the back and forth, and remembering which year and part of the war that was taking place. Other then that it was an enjoyable book and a smooth and easy read.
Overdue by Mark Lawrence

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funny lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? N/A
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

I was planning on reading it between the first and second book in the Library Trilogy, but I decided to read it while reading the first book. But it is a cute side story for one of the characters in the first book.
The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon

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adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I had seen this book floating around for a bit and decided to listen to the audio book. After reading "I Was Anastasia" by the same author last year for a book club, I was a bit hesitant to give this one a try at first. That was partially due to the fact that I didn't like her other book and had dnf'd it. But I was pleasantly surprised and enjoyed it. Some of the characters were a bit annoying and I wanted to beat them upside the head. I did like that it was based on a real person and set in a time period that I don't read much of. Or see written about in a fiction context.
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Zikora by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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

2.0

Despite being well written, it felt almost like a misplaced chapter from a novel and like there could have been more to the story.