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The Christmas Shoes by Donna VanLiere

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

4.0

i’ve listened to the song for as long as i can remember, and even managed to watch the film once, so it was really nice to finally read the book they are based on
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A Door in the Dark by Scott Reintgen

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

4.25

could not have predicted that ending by a long shot

thoughts while reading

89%: i have a terrible feeling about what i’m about to read
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Not Like Other Girls by Meredith Adamo

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challenging emotional 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

3.75

it’s a challenging book to get through, but i was invested in the mystery
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101 Amazing Food Jokes by Jack Goldstein

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funny fast-paced
it’s hilarious! perfect for your next family dinner
i only read this to fulfill a reading prompt (end-of-year panic read 😅), but it was great
The Ballad of Darcy and Russell by Morgan Matson

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adventurous emotional lighthearted 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

thoughts while reading

30%: WOWWW that is literally the last thing i suspected! i guessed
he might be rich
but not this! i didn’t even clock
his bare arms
31%: ah merde, so she did
62%: oh heck nah girl, you lying to yourself
72%: they’re gonna end up
driving all the way back to LA together
i just know it 🤞🏻
85%: it’s ok,
russell can just drive you to the airport
89%: i knew something was off in the last Friday section! also random thought: i really hope darcy’s dad doesn’t show up rn…
98%: 🤣 i knew it’d be something like that
99%: fun fact: the only morgan matson books i’ve read are her two about “california kids falling for each other and a road trip”
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Noughts & Crosses Graphic Novel by John Aggs, Malorie Blackman

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challenging emotional 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

4.5

this makes me wanna reread the novel! i loved the illustrations and thought the writers managed to condense the original story excellently
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Love, Off the Record by Samantha Markum

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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

4.75

i loved this so much! very predictable, but veryyy cutesy

thoughts while reading

23%: one day this dude is gonna slip up and ask wyn a would you rather, and she’ll know he’s hayes
25%: GIRL do not throw your manky shoe in the pool

I'd rather work to love the way it looks than work to change the way it looks, which is often fruitless effort anyway.
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NLT Thinline Reference Bible, Filament Enabled Edition by Anonymous

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adventurous challenging hopeful inspiring slow-paced

5.0

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Conditions of a Heart by Bethany Mangle

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emotional informative 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 loved this, thank you SimonTeen for making this one of your december free reads! literally the only thing that could have enhanced my reading experience any more would have been to have longer than 24h to finish it (but that’s the fun, and challenge of it, so it’s ok).

thoughts while reading

10%: yeah maybe trust the girl who’s lived this reality all her life. i think she’d know when something’s dislocated

Quotes

these stuck out to me because of my own mental health struggles

I wanted to see you one last time to say goodbye. I love you, but I'm sick. I'm falling apart piece by piece. And I think the only thing worse than having it happen in the first place is making you watch.
i feel so down and broken sometimes that i wonder whether it’s fair to burden others with my feelings

I did this to myself, and the thing that no one ever tells you about digging your own grave is that you're never meant to climb back out.
i struggle with letting people in, and letting them help me. i back myself into a corner, and can’t escape all that easily

It's not that I don't want to be alive anymore—it's that I don't know how to live the life I have.
relatable, i feel like a ship with no anchor sometimes
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Romanov by Nadine Brandes

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

4.5

i’d never heard of the romanov’s before so this was very interesting! i have a lot to research

thoughts while reading

2%: ah, isn’t lenin one of the dictators?
24%: completely random and slightly inappropriate thought—if this was a mainstream historical romantasy zach would eventually discover the doll when he succumbs and rips her clothes off
28%: it seems a kind word does indeed turn away wrath
40%: which is sadly not going to work
42%: all i can say is zash better not be faking
44%: ah merde
46%: zash is either hiding in the building or he’ll come back with the white army
52%: potential plot twist, what if the bolshevik is right?
53%: um…WHAT
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