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The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

i was hoping this would all wrap up neatly at the end and it didn’t but i didn’t mind. the characters felt real except for how much i love reese i love you reese i was so worried for you at one point but im glad it all worked out

The Legacy by Gemma Malley

adventurous fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

3.5

the big plot reveal at the end kind of made like… the efforts of our 3 central characters useless in the end? but the moral of the story was cool i guess
kind of weird how anna was completely sidelined after the first book and also kind of weird the whole 16 year old mother thing
jude and sheila also gives me the ick

The Resistance by Gemma Malley

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.75

they were annoying and stupid in this one but the happenings were gripping. i just don’t like peter 

The Declaration by Gemma Malley

adventurous dark reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated

3.75

interesting premise with some cool and unique ideas, perhaps some aspects a little bit dated now
not the most amazing character work and bit simplistic overall ig but there were definitely some cool moments, and i think its target audience would not notice anything - this is a product of target audience being teens and me not being quite in that headspace reading this
but i was pleasantly surprised and entertained!

The Dragon Reborn by Robert Jordan

adventurous tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No

3.5

i enjoy inhabiting the fantasy world robert jordan has built but there’s certain things about the way he writes his characters that i don’t love and it’s getting a bit repetitive 

Camp Damascus by Chuck Tingle

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.25

cool concept, execution (writing, pacing, plot features) was a bit off

The Great Hunt by Robert Jordan

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.0

simply having a good old high fantasy time 

The Last Devil to Die by Richard Osman

emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.75

stephen T_T
also there were murders ig but stephen T_T

i think the main draw of these books is just the very matter of fact british narration

The Darwin Awards by Wendy Northcutt

adventurous dark funny medium-paced

3.0

not as iconic as 12 year old me thought but still some good anecdotes
though feels somewhat weird to be reading about this subject matter as it is ostensibly the deaths of real people

The Serpent and the Wings of Night by Carissa Broadbent

adventurous dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

3.75

fun but idk if i’m invested enough in this book (or this genre even) to continue 

what if i just wanted bonding time with raihn and mische and none of this complicated shit