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Witch Hat Atelier, Volume 7 by Kamome Shirahama

adventurous mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

A surprising ending...the way things always ends on cliff hangers.

Witch Hat Atelier, Volume 6 by Kamome Shirahama

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Interesting insight into the characters we don't know much about.

Witch Hat Atelier, Volume 5 by Kamome Shirahama

adventurous mysterious

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I love how things are getting more complex and the character development.

Witch Hat Atelier, Volume 4 by Kamome Shirahama

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This is great and I'm super glad I decided to continue the series.

The Glucose Goddess Method by Jessie Inchauspé

informative fast-paced

2.5

Not terrible.  The audiobook wa sfhn but ultimately in unhelpful. abetter as a diigital book probably.

In the Margins: On the Pleasures of Reading and Writing by Elena Ferrante

informative reflective slow-paced

2.5

This just wasn't for me. I enjoyed the essays, but they were honestly just a bit beyond me. Too academic for me right now. I did enjoy the first and second the most though.

Check & Mate by Ali Hazelwood

lighthearted medium-paced

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

2.0

Oz was really the best part of this book. The number of references in this book was obscene and there were several aspects/inconsistencies of the book that ruined the believablity of the book. I might just not be understanding, but very little of the narrative was particularly empowering about women in STEM. Some of the trooes were a bit irritating (miscommunication, the woe-is-me protagonist, etc.) too.

On another note, the book wasn't as absolutely awful and probably doesn't deserve to be reduced to 'Is this book spicy' questions on Google and Reddit.

A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

lighthearted medium-paced

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

2.75

Honestly better than I thought it would be. The fantasy element wasn't particularly important to the progression of the story and the characters aren't that deep. I wish things were more than surface level. Feyre is a classic "woe-is-me" protagonist, but it's pretty typical for this kind of book, I guess.

Son by Lois Lowry

hopeful mysterious medium-paced

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

2.25

For the last book of the series, I didn't like it all that much. The magical direction of the quartet took me by surprise and it just never quite clicked for me. This book was much the same. Claire's story was interesting, up to a point at least.

Witch Hat Atelier, Volume 3 by Kamome Shirahama

hopeful mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Really loved getting to know the characterd better and watch the plot thicken.