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The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas by Ursula K. Le Guin

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adventurous challenging dark fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? N/A
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.5

Beautifully written, made me question my life. It’s 5pm on a tuesday. 
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My Body by Emily Ratajkowski

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adventurous dark emotional funny informative reflective fast-paced

4.5

I thought it was a really interesting insight into the modeling industry and all that happens behind closed doors. The overaching story of growth and acceptance fills you with hope and yet you’re hurting for the past version of her who had to go through all that trauma. Beautiful. 
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Yerba Buena by Nina LaCour

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adventurous challenging emotional sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

A sad exploration of human lives and their inevitable intertwinement. The characters are flawed and hurt, which makes their existance seem even more real. I was sad for them, for everything they had to go through. But they found eachother, and they knew from the first moment they had something special. 
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Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason

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

5.0

Phenomenal. Truly made me ache with the pain the protagonist was feeling. Every single person in this book is flawed, such an honest and hearbreaking portrayal. I loved every second of it. 
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The Curious Case of Benjamin Button by F. Scott Fitzgerald

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adventurous lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

i have no clue why this is a book, but i liked it
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The Art of War by Sun Tzu

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informative fast-paced

3.0

bro makes winning a war sound like the easiest thing ever
Believe Me by Tahereh Mafi

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emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad 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? Yes

4.5

I’m really happy Warner and Juliette got such a happy ending, this felt like a fever dream. 
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Imagine Me by Tahereh Mafi

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad 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

I felt as if this was a rather anticlimactic finish to such an amazing series. It didn’t feel as if the stakes were high and everything got resolved so fast. I get why Juliette thought of Anderson as attractive considering her past with Warner, but it’s still a bit weird. Especially how it’s just glossed over and never mentioned again. And her having her mind erased also had zero consequence at all and it pisses me off a bit ngl cuz all Warner had to was kiss her but like that’s not okay in terms of storytelling. Why even have that plot point of her not remembering for then to be resolved within 20 pages and with zero effort. Every villain died too easily and there wasn’t much of a fight at all, and that’s partly cuz none of the main characters ever die so I never got the feeling of the world ending. The book also never states how they took back control, how they were ruling the world or anything, it just ends with Juliette crying over a dog. There is no real finish as to what the state of the world is and I found it a bit disappointing. The epilogue- don’t even I can’t believe they couldn’t even get one happy moment- THEIR WEDDING DAY without something (Kenji) ruining it like bro they’ve been through so much just let them be happy for once. 
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Find Me by Tahereh Mafi

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

4.0

I love Kenji so much and I’m so happy to see two whole novellas from his POV. I love seeing interactions between Nazeera and him and I’m genuinely rooting for them. I want him to be happy, this whole series wouldn’t be half as good if it weren’t for him. He has my heart.🫶🏼
Defy Me by Tahereh Mafi

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful 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? No

4.75

AARON AND JULIETTE ARE TURLY THE EPITOME OF SOULMATES. YOURE TELLING ME THEY FELL IN LOVE EVERY. SINGLE. TIME???!?! I love them so much and thought this book was a torture to get through for all the torture scenes, I still loved the revelations about their lives and how connected they are without even realising it. And I am so beyond happy they will spend the rest of their lives together, ong Aaron was so happy to call her his future wife. No man will ever compare. 😭

-“ I will love you for the rest of my life. My heart is yours. Please don’t ever give it back to me.”-
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