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82 reviews

Only Dull People Are Brilliant at Breakfast by Oscar Wilde

funny informative inspiring reflective relaxing fast-paced

4.0

Oscar Wilde, you fruity man with great taste in style and full of sass had some really good points. Absolute classical author icon.

Lie with Me by Philippe Besson

inspiring reflective sad slow-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

2.5

Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas

adventurous funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.5

Check & Mate by Ali Hazelwood

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective 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

Ali never disappoints. It's almost embarrassing, how I keep eating up the same plot with different toppings and still manage to swoon so hard my serotonin increases x1000 percent.

Your Blood, My Bones by Kelly Andrew

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful 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? No

5.0

I don't have words to describe it. There is just something about immortality, creepy forests, the supernatural power of nature, and blood-bounds that draws me in.

I fell in love with hope by Lancali

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

I knew this was going to be my new favorite book when it already made me tear up six pages in. Six! 
Raw, complex, emotional, and a story in which everyone can relate to something.

Tsentrifugaalkatastroof by Bobbie Peers

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious sad fast-paced

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

4.0

Dead Poets Society by N.H. Kleinbaum

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-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? No

4.5

Rich Dad Poor Dad: What The Rich Teach Their Kids About Money - That the Poor and Middle Class Do Not! by Robert T. Kiyosaki

Idk, just isn't my cup of tea. My mom made me read it lol.

The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoevsky

challenging dark informative reflective tense slow-paced

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

3.0

I had such a toxic relationship with that book. Like I wanted to give it 1 star for plot and characters, but then it throws those 5-star worthy phylosophy quotes and one liners at me??! How can I hate a book like that?