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The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
dark
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Police brutality, Blood, Child death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Racism, Violence, and Death
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Domestic abuse, Vomit, Physical abuse, and Racial slurs
Minor: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Abandonment, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic friendship, and Bullying
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
sad
tense
fast-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
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Homophobia, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: War
Minor: Transphobia, Outing, and Murder
Lord of the Flies by William Golding
adventurous
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
0.5
It is the worst book I have ever had to read for class and last year we read Rot & Ruin.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Murder, and Violence
Moderate: Animal death
Minor: War
Good Girl, Bad Blood by Holly Jackson
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
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
5.0
the first book in this series is my favorite book and this one did not disappoint either. Pippa is thrown back into detective work and this time its almost more emotional. (i did cry through the entirety of the last 3 chapters)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Death, Mental illness, Murder, and Violence
Moderate: Cursing and Gun violence
Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Drug use, Rape, and Sexual violence
This Is Where It Ends by Marieke Nijkamp
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
sad
tense
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
5.0
The Magic Misfits by Neil Patrick Harris
At the beginning of the book the main character is living with an emotionally abusive uncle. Not a very detailed depiction to keep it kid friendly in the book.
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-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
4.0
A great story for grades 4+. Fun and full of adventure it keeps you engaged and entertained.
Content Warnings
Minor: Abandonment and Domestic abuse
Rot & Ruin by Jonathan Maberry
adventurous
dark
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.0
I will start off by saying that this book was read as a class assignment. I know that many of my classmates enjoyed the book even went on to read the rest of the series.
That said, this book was not good. IN MY OPINION.
I found many if not all of the characters extremely unlikable. And every time I started to like one of them they would do something to ruin that. I couldn’t even have a favorite character because of how bad all of them behaved. And this is not to say that misbehaving characters can’t be a good thing, in many books it helps keep you entertained and create new problems. But in this story it felt like it was simply written in for the heck of it.
Throughout the book but especially in the beginning, characters and/or the narrator would say weird or inappropriate things. Such aswhen both characters and the narrator refer to a TEENAGE girl as having a large chest . It was gross to read and listen too (yes i read both versions).
The plot? What plot? SERIOUSLY WHAT WAS THE PLOT?? I couldn’t tell you. I understand that this is the first book in a series, but you could at least get us to an exciting part before we’re 4/5 of the way through the book! It was boring and, honestly, if it wasn’t assigned reading it would have been in my DNF list very quickly.
Overall, it wasn’t entertaining, it wasn’t well written, the characters made me annoyed and grossed out, and i did not like it. I will not be reading the rest of the series. But my classmates have said that “it gets better”. I would sure hope so.
That said, this book was not good. IN MY OPINION.
I found many if not all of the characters extremely unlikable. And every time I started to like one of them they would do something to ruin that. I couldn’t even have a favorite character because of how bad all of them behaved. And this is not to say that misbehaving characters can’t be a good thing, in many books it helps keep you entertained and create new problems. But in this story it felt like it was simply written in for the heck of it.
Throughout the book but especially in the beginning, characters and/or the narrator would say weird or inappropriate things. Such as
The plot? What plot? SERIOUSLY WHAT WAS THE PLOT?? I couldn’t tell you. I understand that this is the first book in a series, but you could at least get us to an exciting part before we’re 4/5 of the way through the book! It was boring and, honestly, if it wasn’t assigned reading it would have been in my DNF list very quickly.
Overall, it wasn’t entertaining, it wasn’t well written, the characters made me annoyed and grossed out, and i did not like it. I will not be reading the rest of the series. But my classmates have said that “it gets better”. I would sure hope so.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Death, Violence, and Torture
Moderate: Death of parent, Gun violence, Blood, Kidnapping, and Cursing
Minor: Alcohol, Body horror, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Pandemic/Epidemic, Religious bigotry, Toxic relationship, Child death, Sexism, and Suicide
The Mystery of Alice by Bryan Kennedy, Lee Bacon, Emily Bauer, Jessica Almasy, Cassandra Morris, Michael Crouch, Libby McKnight, Josh Hurley
emotional
funny
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
One of my favorites. I listened to it on Audible and the voices are amazing! Great for tweens/teens (but really anyone!!) especially between the ages of 12-16.
Content Warnings
Minor: Violence, Alcoholism, and Emotional abuse
Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25