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35 reviews

Animal by Lisa Taddeo

dark reflective fast-paced

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

4.5

The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle

adventurous lighthearted mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.0

Where'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-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

5.0

Mechanic Shop Femme's Guide to Car Ownership: Uncomplicating Cars For All of Us by Chaya M. Milchtein

informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

Furiously Happy: A Funny Book about Horrible Things by Jenny Lawson

funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced

5.0

Fire's Hand, Fate's Heart by Lindsey Brounstein

adventurous hopeful inspiring mysterious tense medium-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

5.0

JOURNEY: A long journey is very common in fantasy books, though the only one I think of is the LOTR movie, which bored me to tears. I assumed all journey stories would be similar, so I've tried to avoid them. However, this one surprised me - it kept me hooked the whole way through and, at times, pushed me to the edge of my seat.

SYNOPSIS:
A lady warden bands together with unlikely allies to research an unknown weapon of mass destruction from the people who shouldn't have it, if it exists.

MY THOUGHTS:
I really, really loved this book. I was deeply invested and immersed in the story. I couldn't wait to pick it up to follow the character's journey some more.

Which, speaking of characters, it would be impossible for me to pick my favorite. There are two main characters, both of which I love for different reasons. The secondary characters are just as thought out with their own stories, lives, goals, etc. You could feel the emotions they had and the connections between them all.

I really enjoyed that there were a few times during this book that were unpredictable. I'm pretty good at predicting plots, events, twists and turns, so it was refreshing to experience something unexpected.

Disclaimer: I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Violence

Moderate: Murder, Confinement, Grief, and Death

Minor: Child abuse and Animal death

Animal death and child abuse is not graphic.

The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein

adventurous emotional inspiring sad medium-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

4.75

Moon Soul by Nathaniel Luscombe

hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing 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? No

4.5

The Midnight Star by Marie Lu

adventurous emotional medium-paced

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

4.0

The Rose Society by Marie Lu

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

4.5