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A Magic Steeped in Poison by Judy I. Lin

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adventurous inspiring mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

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I Kissed Shara Wheeler by Casey McQuiston

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adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious 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

3.75

Surprisingly better than i thought it would be based off of other reviews. The only things i didn't like was it was a tad unrealistic for a contemporary book. Like Chloe's speech at the end, if a person actually said that stuff to a crowd (no matter how sentimental) there's no way at least a few people would cringe.

I also thought Shara was a tad bit bitchy? I dont really mind it though i support women's rights and women's wrongs so whatever i guess. Plus if i was cool enough id leave a scavenger hunt for people to find me if i decide to purposely go missing so cant really say anything about that.

As for postives, I liked Smith's and Georgia's/Geo's character alot. I think Smiyhslowly figuring himself out throughout the book was really realistic compared to my own and my friends' gender discovery journies. Georgia on the other hand, reacted to Chloe's slight toxicness (even if it was like a rightful toxicness bc she was stressed n stuff) realistically too unlike some other characters from other mediaive seen who just acted as if nothing was happening during stuff like that.

The plot was entertaining as well, like it kept me entertained at least.

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The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

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emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No

3.25

I had to read this for summer reading and I dont feel like im old enough to really understand most of it really? Im also not the biggest fan of America or rich people so that kinda tetered me off of it aswell. I did deduct a few stars are slurs and racism (but also it was the 1920s so im cutting them some slack) and the fact that Francis Scott Fitsgerald plagarized it from his wife, Zelda Fitzgerald, yet its still under his name.
I do however think the writing was great and the more drama-ish bits were entertaining. The choice to have it be from an outsiders perspective was also quite a good choice aswell.

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