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Love in the Time of Serial Killers by Alicia Thompson

funny lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
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

I really thought this was going to be about serial killer, but it wasn’t, at all and I was left very disappointed about that specific thing.

However, I liked the book, it was a nice and weird, easy to read little romance book about a girl who thinks everyone is a serial killer (I can actually relate to that).

I will definitely gravitate towards more books written by the author for the easy to read stories.

James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl

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adventurous challenging funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.0

Cute, adventurous and silly, very creative in terms of story and characters, but not my favorite from Dahl.

Galatea by Madeline Miller

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dark emotional fast-paced

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

3.5

I wasn’t really invested in this short story, maybe because I’m not a short story person, but find it a bit tedious to get through, however, the story is beautifully written and it’s so powerful. It’s just the format was not my cup of tea.

That doesn’t take away from it and as we know with Miller, she writes beautiful stories and always delivers.

Mañana, y mañana, y mañana by Gabrielle Zevin

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challenging dark funny medium-paced

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

3.0

The book is fine, I understand the hype, but I just think it’s an okey book. The story is good, the writing is decent, as I said, a fine book.

The characters are another story, I just despised Sadie Green, she’s the most self-centered, insufferable leading character I’ve read in my life. She’s the reason this book is amazing, at least for me.

Overall, a fine read.

Small Pleasures by Clare Chambers

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lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.0

Underwhelming book, overall, I don’t hate the story or the writing, even when it dragged in the middle, but the ending, men, I was so unsatisfied with the ending, it was shocking not in a good way, and overall I just cannot wrap my head around it.

It is not a bad book, drags a little, but it’s readable and amusing, very decent read.

The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.5

Archive by Sofia Coppola

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5.0

This is what I consider to be the Bible written by god, and god is a Woman, she goes by the name of Sofia Coppola.

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Esto es lo que yo considero la biblia escrita por Dios, y Dios es una mujer, que lleva como nombre Sofía Coppola.

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

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adventurous dark emotional sad medium-paced