I absolutely loved this book. The way the author was able to incorporate so many different relationships into one story was wonderful. It has a HEA and really explores what it's like learning to become independent as a teen in the US.

Turtles All the Way Down by John Green

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challenging emotional informative reflective 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

4.0

Wow John, thanks for just spewing that out onto pages for everyone to read. Not my typical book I pick up but this is for my YA class I'm taking for my masters degree. I gave it 4 stars because it's so well written and the story is just good. It's solid writing ya know? But geez. Just gut wrenching and hard to read at times. Being inside Aza's head is hard and also so interesting. Will be sitting with this one for awhile.

Grim and Bear It by Juliette Cross

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5.0

I loved this final book in the series. It was everything I had hoped it would be. The ending shocked me! I actually didn't see it coming, but geez, it was so good. This book just radiates love. I don't know how else to put it. And Henry...uh, swoon. Love all the characters but he is my favorite.

Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley

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challenging emotional informative mysterious sad medium-paced

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

2.0

I would like to express one aspect about this Printz awarded book that has bothered me the most.

I was shocked when a rape scene was depicted later in the book, causing me to pause and go back to the beginning to see if their were any trigger/content warnings. I scoured the book, Titlewave and the Printz Award site and nowhere did it say anything about this scene.

I read a lot of adult romance books and it is genre standard, that if a book contains anything that might be triggering to a reader, whether that is murder, rape, suicide, drug use etc. it will be stated so that you go into the book with a knowledge of what you are reading. I was SHOCKED when I came upon all of the above mentioned topics in this book with not one trigger warning. Banned? Never! But let’s allow the reader, especially if a book like this is written for 14+, to be informed before they dive in.

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