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Study for Obedience by Sarah Bernstein
Did not finish book. Stopped at 16%.

God the writing was such a slog

Heartstopper Volume 5 by Alice Oseman

hopeful 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

3.5

Overall this volume was a lot simpler than the rest but still sweet. Also did not expect to relate to the whole "my mom can't stop seeing me as a fragile patient" arc but it hit in a different way

All The Hidden Paths by Foz Meadows

adventurous emotional hopeful 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? Yes

4.25

Exactly what I needed for my first read in months. Great recovery reading, if you ever have surgery and need something to curl up in a hospital bed with.

We Are Okay by Nina LaCour

emotional reflective sad slow-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

this book makes me feel splayed open. it struck a chord with me when i first read it in 2017, and now i think it means something more to me. i feel like nina lacour pored over my thoughts.

The King's Men by Nora Sakavic

dark emotional tense 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

4.25

i knew there was a reason i stuck by kevin's side, that bitch has a flair for the dramatics, goddamn

The Raven King by Nora Sakavic

dark emotional tense fast-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

3.75

i cannot recommend this series in good faith but i am hooked

The Foxhole Court by Nora Sakavic

dark tense 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

3.25

terrible. i loved it.

Delilah Green Doesn't Care by Ashley Herring Blake

lighthearted 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? Yes

2.75

one word: millennial

Venom & Vow by Elliott McLemore, Anna-Marie McLemore

adventurous mysterious 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

2.0

I really wanted to like this but it felt like no thought went into this one, like the authors had a vibe of what they wanted and there was no more planning beyond that. The writing was also very disappointing, especially considering I usually pick up an Anna-Marie McLemore book for the beautiful prose. What really tipped me over into disliking this book was that the whole book revolves around these characters wanting to end the war, but by the end of the book I had no clue why they were even fighting in the first place since the royal families seem to be best friends.

Dracula by Bram Stoker

adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced

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

2.5

boring and not as homoerotic as advertised. also the female audiobook narrator has never heard a dutch person speak in her life, because every time she did van helsing's voice, i thought a random eastern european man had joined the group. (the male audiobook narrator is also doing an accent that resembles a frisian accent rather than the high dutch accent van helsing would have as someone from amsterdam, but i'm willing to forgive him because at least he has the right country)