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The River by Gary Paulsen

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adventurous challenging dark emotional fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes

4.75

I really enjoyed the last book, but I didn't see how you can make a sequel out of it without making the plot unbelievable or repetitive. That being said I was pleasantly surprised.
Will definitely read the rest of the Brian saga 
Hatchet by Gary Paulsen

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adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

I really didn't expect to love it so much but this was an interesting read. I wasn't bored for a second while reading it
Aristotle and Dante Dive Into the Waters of the World by Benjamin Alire Sáenz

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adventurous challenging emotional lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

Every one in a while I read a book like this and it raises my expectations for all other books
The One by John Marrs

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lighthearted mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No

3.0

Great idea but it was written in such a cringe way, a character multiple times says "love at first fart".
A girl lets go of a breath she didn't know she was holding literally on the first page😭
I hate that phrase 
The Boneless Mercies by April Genevieve Tucholke

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medium-paced

4.0

It's a good book, it really is, but I just couldn't make myself like it 
My Sister's Grave by Robert Dugoni

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4.0

The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson

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3.75

Feels like reading a classic.
My Life Had Stood a Loaded Gun by Emily Dickinson

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3.0

I'm not really a fan of poetry :/
A Flicker in the Dark by Stacy Willingham

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medium-paced

4.75

Really interesting, great plot-twist. Something that I would definitely recommend but somehow failed to get me interested. Probably my fault tho, should have read with more attention.
Stalking Jack the Ripper by Kerri Maniscalco

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slow-paced

3.0

I expected more, the plot twist was boring and predictable, the plot too slow and failed to keep me interested.