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The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan

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

4.5

Adored this book! Great sequel to the first one! I really wish I was a Percy Jackson kid!
The Dragonet Prophecy by Tui T. Sutherland

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adventurous 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? It's complicated

4.0

The First to Die at the End by Adam Silvera

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adventurous emotional funny reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

Yet again, Mr. Adam Silvera knocks it out of the park with this book!  While reading TBDATE I never found myself majorly questioning how the death cast works, it just was something everyone accepted and there wasn't much to question; however with this, it would give so much and so little details about the death cast I wanted to read something that was just all of the technical workings on it. There were some amazing  cameos in this book and really just helped bring something bigger to a universe that I didn't even know could be expanded much more than just "you get a call, you die".  I'm excited to see what he does with the third Death-Cast book! 
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Darkstalker by Tui T. Sutherland

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adventurous dark emotional fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

I had someone recomend this book to me because they said Darkstalker's father reminded them of my own dad. And honestly, yeah I can see it. But beyond that, I really did enjoy this book, even having never read a Wings of Fire book, it was beginner friendly and made me interested in reading the others!
On the Come Up by Angie Thomas

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emotional hopeful inspiring fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

In Deeper Waters by F.T. Lukens

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adventurous lighthearted 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? It's complicated

5.0

Magic. Pirates. Gay. What else could you need in a book? I loved this book and I think I have found a new author for me to follow! If you like fantasy books and want more LGBTQ ones, read this one!
She Gets the Girl by Alyson Derrick, Rachael Lippincott

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emotional funny inspiring lighthearted 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

5.0

I absolutely adored this book. There's not much else to say about it. I just all around adored it and would recommend for everyone to read it.
Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender

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hopeful inspiring fast-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

3.75

This book has a lot of Harry Potter references early on which nearly instantly threw me off of it. But other than that, it was a sweet story, and will always hold a special place in my heart for including my true gender identity
demiboy
which I don't see in books very often.
Hawkeye by Fraction & Aja: The Saga of Barton and Bishop by David Aja, Matt Fraction

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adventurous funny 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? It's complicated

4.75

There's a damn good reason this is the best hawkeye comic according to all hawkeye fans. The art style to it is iconic, the story is amazing. Absolutely love this version of Clint Barton
I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

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emotional reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

Wow- just... wow. As someone who grew up adoring Jennette as an actress, I had no idea the struggles she was dealing with behind the scenes. And I'm so glad she got her space and time to be able to say it. I can only hope she continues to do everything that makes her happy in life and she continues to heal