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35 reviews

Heartsong by TJ Klune

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense 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

5.0

Kellie and Robbie’s story!!! But this book is DEVASTATING. Lost Hero vibes for sure, but so much sadder. Ends in extreme action and unexpected twists. 
Brothersong by TJ Klune

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny inspiring mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense 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

5.0

Carter and Gavin’s story and the final Green Creek installment. Devastating and beautiful! 
Wolfsong by TJ Klune

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense 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

5.0

GAY WEREWOLVES by TJ Klune? What could be better?! Heart wrenching, hilarious, painful, beautiful, and heartbreaking! Excellent read, should be more widely known
Ravensong by TJ Klune

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense 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

5.0

Mark and Gordon’s story. PACK BROTHER LOVE
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

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emotional mysterious reflective sad tense 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

5.0

This book is unforgettable. It’s like an epic, there is no central conflict but it tells all the problems of a life well-lived. Beautiful, beautiful read
Thirteen Doorways, Wolves Behind Them All by Laura Ruby

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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

3.0

Told by a ghost! Interesting narration, powerful story
84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff

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hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing slow-paced

4.0

A heartwarming true story of a friendship formed across space and time
Like Other Girls by Britta Lundin

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emotional funny lighthearted 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

4.0

A fun sapphic love story. Would recommend!
The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates by Wes Moore

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informative reflective sad slow-paced

4.0

Reflections on how the lives of the two Wes Moores differed 
The Final Six by Alexandra Monir

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Like The 100 but better. A last-ditch effort to colonize Europa, this book focuses on the draft and trials of teenagers eligible for the mission