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The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense 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? Yes

5.0

A perfect modern fairy tale (grim of course) probably late middle school level to early high school. (I read in 2 days! :) ) 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Gore, and Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism, Body horror, Body shaming, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Classism

Minor: Alcoholism and Animal cruelty

A lot of everything bad with the world.

Winnie-the-Pooh by A.A. Milne

fast-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

5.0

Perfect. A classic till the end of time.

Emma by Jane Austen

slow-paced

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

4.0

Not my favorite Jane… also I think clueless is a better movie then this is a book. For some reason it never connected with me. Loved the autistic coded Mr.wood house tho.

The Floating Admiral by Edgar Jepson, G.K. Chesterton, Dorothy L. Sayers, Freeman Wills Crofts, Victor L. Whitechurch, Milward Kennedy, G. D. H. Cole, Agatha Christie, Anthony Berkeley, John Rhode, Ronald Knox, Henry Wade, Clemence Dane, Simon Brett, Margaret Cole, The Detection Club, David Timson

medium-paced

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

2.5

Interesting and definitely unique, the chosen ending left something to be desired though. 

Lovesickness by Junji Ito

dark emotional funny sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Tombs: Junji Ito Story Collection by Junji Ito

3.0

Astrid Parker Doesn't Fail by Ashley Herring Blake

hopeful lighthearted 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? Yes

2.5

I found the characters to be VERY annoying. For reference in the first book “ Delilah green doesn’t care” I found the characters equally as annoying. Almost the exact same book tbh. I don’t regret reading it as it took me less then 4 days but definitely nothing new. Was cute though.. 💖???? 

Paradise by Toni Morrison

challenging dark reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.75

It would take me 30 pages to properly review this book. I didn’t read the others in the series and the characters/names were VERY hard to follow! Still jaw dropping. Slay.

Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein

5.0

The perfect book. Period.

Poetry for Cats: The Definitive Anthology of Distinguished Feline Verse by Henry N. Beard

medium-paced

4.25

A few I liked better then the original! Not for kids fyi.

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