isabellecb's Reviews (208)

Sadie

Courtney Summers

4.0

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Becoming

Michelle Obama

4.5

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

The School for Good and Evil

Soman Chainani

2.75

adventurous lighthearted fast-paced

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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a fun story but pretty prominent sexist and misogynistic messages 

The Lightning Thief

Rick Riordan

3.5

adventurous lighthearted fast-paced

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Watership Down

Richard Adams

5.0

Inside of a Dog: What Dogs See, Smell, and Know

Alexandra Horowitz

4.0

The Help

Kathryn Stockett

5.0

This Lie Will Kill You

Chelsea Pitcher

3.0

We Were Liars

E. Lockhart

1.0

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twist was irritating and made whole book prior to it seem futile

Bookshop Girl

Chloe Coles

2.0

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I found the style and use of “text” language in regular dialect irritating however the twist at the end was satisfying!