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The Only Survivors by Megan Miranda

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dark mysterious tense fast-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

3.25

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The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang

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emotional funny lighthearted 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

4.75

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Part of Your World by Abby Jimenez

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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The Hating Game by Sally Thorne

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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? No

3.5

Six Weeks to Live by Catherine McKenzie

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dark mysterious sad tense fast-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? Yes

3.0

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I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

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emotional sad fast-paced

5.0

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The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab

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emotional reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

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emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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The Other Passenger by Louise Candlish

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dark mysterious 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? No

3.0

It took about half the book to even get to the real plot and that first half was just constant comments about generational differences, and it was so tired and lazy. 

Also felt like there were too many plot twists, like as soon as it got interesting, what you thought was happening, was suddenly not happening just a few pages later. 

I didn’t feel the writer earned the murder. It wasn’t believable that Jamie would just go along with it the way he did. Everything we knew about this character did not point us in the direction of conspiracy to murder, which is why it was so much more interesting when we thought Kit and Melia were just framing him, not that he was in on it.


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Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon

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emotional lighthearted reflective 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

4.25

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