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121 reviews

Two Wrongs: A Mercy Johnson Novel by Reita Pendry

fast-paced

3.0

Home Is Where the Bodies Are by Jeneva Rose

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

4.5

Ask for Andrea by Noelle W. Ihli

challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

We Ate the Dark by Mallory Pearson
Did not finish book. Stopped at 65%.

I’ve kind of been in a reading slump, but I also have been really struggling to get through this story. The multiple POV’s and not knowing who is telling the story. The insane amount of extra details that just aren’t necessary. It really distracts me from what is even going on. I know I’ve made it so far in the book but idk.. I would like to move onto something else.

House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

5.0

The Book of Cold Cases by Simone St. James

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-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

3.5

A Boy Called Bat by Elana K. Arnold

adventurous hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted 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

4.0

Our school district gave the students this book to read so my daughter and I read it together. 
It was such a cute story. I really love the autism representation in the main character and being able to understand how he views the world differently than someone who isn’t neurodivergent. Also, love that Bat’s mom is a vet. I really enjoyed reading this with my kiddo!

The Serial Killer's Wife by Robert Swartwood

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

5.0

Not Bad for a Girl by Anastasia Ryan

adventurous funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

The humor was on point. There’s no telling how many highlights/notes I took on things that actually made me LOL. I wish I was more like Indiana. The whole book was so accurate for what it’s like for women in the workforce. I tell my husband allll the time that if I acted the way he does, I would have been fired by now. Ugh I loved this book. It was so light hearted and silly, I really needed it.

Done and Dusted by Lyla Sage

funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.0