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The Unreliable Nature Writer by Claire Carroll

adventurous challenging fast-paced

4.0

A fun collection of short stories that were easy to follow while still leaving you utterly confused.

Magnolia Parks: Into the Dark by Jessa Hastings

medium-paced

4.75

Would be 5 stars but I can’t get over there being at least 6 typos in the last 100 pages. Felt like maybe the author and publisher rushed through to get this book completed. 
Other than that, I loved the end of this series. High opinions on Julien aside, end game was an obvious decision. The writing of this book truly takes you away from your own world and puts you into Magnolia and BJ’s!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Car accident, and Pregnancy

The Wise Man's Fear by Patrick Rothfuss

adventurous challenging funny 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? Yes

4.5

Can’t wait for the 3rd book! I enjoyed the switch from the school into a different scenery/group of people in this book. 

Elantris by Brandon Sanderson

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? No

4.75

Brandon Sanderson never fails! If you like any of his books, or fantasy in general, you’ll enjoy this. A little slower than his other work, but still soooo good.

Penance by Eliza Clark

challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

This felt like a documentary and a thriller movie combined. Very entertaining and a quick page turner. I googled multiple times reading to see if this was a true story, or based on a real town etc. Every character was unlikeable, minus maybe some parents.

I can’t wait for another book by this author. Her two out right now, are both 5 star reads for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Incest, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Outing, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Yumi and the Nightmare Painter by Brandon Sanderson

fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

The characters are so complex and their pain cuts deep. The video game presence is cool and fun.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Medical content, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A

4.75

Brandon Sanderson does it again!

My Husband by Maud Ventura

dark emotional funny mysterious tense 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? Yes

3.5

Thought this was a thriller, but it reads more just like a book from the POV with someone with an extreme mental disorder, almost like OCD with her relationship.

A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

3.5