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The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt

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

4.5

Sipping iced coffee on one of the first days of spring while waiting for an old friend to call, that's what this book feels like
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Odinsbarn by Siri Pettersen

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adventurous medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

I forced all my friends to read this in 9th grade
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De dødes tjern by André Bjerke

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

4.75

okay so the narrator is kinda sexist but that’s okay cuz no one in the story takes him seriously and he is portrayed a useless little man
Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari

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challenging informative fast-paced

4.0

So much information, but packed so tightly together. Simply too much too fast, I'll need to read this several times for it to stick.
Since You've Been Gone by Morgan Matson

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adventurous funny inspiring lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

A great light summer read when you need a break from all those heavy dark books you read 
Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo

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adventurous 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? It's complicated

4.0

I wish there had been more focus on the characters and their interactions than on the action
The King's Men by Nora Sakavic

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adventurous dark funny 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? No

4.75

I'm overly attached to this
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Inventing Ourselves: The Secret Life of the Teenage Brain by Sarah-Jayne Blakemore

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informative medium-paced

4.25

Fun if you're into neuroscience, the writing's not too technical so it's very accesible. Makes a few interesting points. 
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