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Dungeons and Drama by Kristy Boyce

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad medium-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

4.75

Meal by Soleil Ho, Blue Delliquanti

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emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing 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

4.5

The Witch's Wings and Other Terrifying Tales by Tehlor Kay Mejia

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adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

Disfigured: On Fairy Tales, Disability, and Making Space by Amanda Leduc

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challenging emotional funny hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

Read at Your Own Risk by Remy Lai

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adventurous dark funny mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking by T. Kingfisher

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adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

Lunar New Year Love Story by Gene Luen Yang

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challenging dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective sad medium-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

Off Menu by Oliver Gerlach

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective medium-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

A caring, fun, delicious fantasy graphic novel about finding community and yourself through cooking.

The Baby Dragon Café by A.T. Qureshi

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 51%.

I wanted to love this book but it had so many issues. The concept was so cute and intriguing but this felt like this was a first draft, the writing was very simplistic and over explained everything. I liked Saphira's character, but the insta-love romance with her and Aiden felt so forced, as they had no chemistry. I was also disappointed that the fantasy element of dragons and other creatures living with humans in a contemporary setting was not addressed. I might return to this authors work in the future but this book was not edited or marketed well which really did the author a disservice.

Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer

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adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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