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42 reviews

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

5.0

truly speechless, quite honestly the most beautiful book i have ever read in my life. so so so sad :(((
and also quite possibly the most beautiful writing style i have ever seen tbh, i aspire to write like him some day 

Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson

dark mysterious tense medium-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

4.5

the cliffhanger ????? 
i actually loved this so much, the writing style was so good and i found out that i related to stevie way too much than i would've liked 😭
would definitely recommend and cannot wait to read the second one <33

Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas

emotional hopeful mysterious medium-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

i loved this book so much, instantly one of my comfort reads !! 
so happy i finished this in time for halloween seeing as i have saved this book for halloween time since last december! i loved all of the characters and the amount of culture there was in it. this book truly felt like a warm hug 

If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

quite honestly the most pretentiously well written books i have ever read. so many good plot twists and the banter between the characters !!!!
listening to the smiths while reading this made me feel like a right twat but gave me more confidence anyways 😱

The Hawthorne Legacy by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

i have been in a massive reading slump but this book was better than i thought it would be! i did think the amount of plot twists were a bit cliché, and sometimes they could be quite confusing but i liked it! 

The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

hopeful mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

i really liked this one!! the whole knives out mystery type of plot was absolutely amazing, and i quite honestly loved all of the twists. i loved xander a lot, defo my fav character! would recommend to read in the autumn as well <3

Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng

dark mysterious tense 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

3.5

i get that the author had to add background to the characters, but the descriptions went on for way too long, and it made me kind of bored ngl. other than that, i thought the book was good, i loved izzy and mia's characters a lot, and i thought that they were the only interesting characters in the book! i would recommend, but definitely not one of my favourites.

Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid

emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

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

5.0

taylor jenkins reid has done it again. i have fallen so deeply in love with everything about this book. i mean, the characters were all so well written and abstract, and that made the book so much more interesting. as much as it's a bad thing me saying this but i would do anything to be daisy jones. now my favourite book of all time <3

A Kestrel for a Knave by Barry Hines, Gareth Bennett-Ryan

emotional sad 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? No

4.0

my dad recommended me to read this one, and i'm pleasantly surprised with how much i liked it! he also told me that i would cry during this and i did :( 
i loved billy in this, he was such a sweet guy and the way he loved kes more than anything made me really happy. but fuck jud, he needs to rot in hell. anyways, i would recommend, but the dialect can be quite hard to understand! also the authors writing style is beautiful, so that's a major plus!

Solitaire by Alice Oseman

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.5

upon reading this, i realised how similar i am to tori spring. this book was genuinely enjoyable, slow in some places but not many. i LOVED micheal holden so much, like he was the best character. i'm glad i read heartstopper before this, because it made more sense to me! would definitely recommend <33

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Eating disorder

Moderate: Suicide and Suicide attempt