As much as I like Man of La Mancha, this book was too much out of my comfort zone. It's not that I don't understand any of it, but it was a bit of a chore to read. I'm not saying it's a bad piece of literature (because it definitely isn't), but it's not for me. I don't want to say it's too old because that sounds dumb, but I struggled with the way it was written and that mainly has to do with when it was written. I tried to get into it but I couldn't. A+ for effort?

Timeline by Michael Crichton

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative mysterious reflective tense medium-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

This book was freakin' sweet. I loved it from start to finish. I really liked the characters (Marek was a total badass) and the plot was engaging as hell. Historians trapped back in the medieval era? Crazy.

This has become one of my favorite books of all time. 10/10.
It was most definitely worth the 4 dollars at Goodwill.

Dragonology by Ernest Drake, Dugald A. Steer

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adventurous informative mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

Well I definitely don't like it much anymore. The rune translation stuff was tedious and I found myself getting irritated. I'm not giving this book a star rating because I feel like a low rating would be unfair since this a children's book and I'm no longer part of the target demographic.

Distant Waves by Suzanne Weyn

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adventurous dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious reflective sad tense 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? No

4.75

(Insert written review that I will type up later.)

Washington and Oregon Nature Guide by Erin McCloskey

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challenging informative medium-paced

2.0

This book was pretty boring but I don't think it was meant to be read from front to back. Well, at least the illustrations were nice.

The Japanese Lover by Isabel Allende

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dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

2.5

For the most part, this book was interesting, but the odd dialogue between Seth and Irina in chapter 22 (he was a bit pushy considering her trauma) as well as how the ending was written (not the ending itself) left me feeling like it could've been better. It was still a good book but it ended on sort've a weak note.

Penpal by Dathan Auerbach

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adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense 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

4.25

This book really captured my attention from the beginning and left me with many questions. I don't think I've ever read anything from the perspective of (mostly) a kindergartener/1st grader before. It followed a formula in each chapter where everything started as normal and then gradually eased into the horror before leaving you with a twist at the end. It was a solid book.

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