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Legendary by Stephanie Garber

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adventurous slow-paced

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

3.25

I thought that Tella and Dante’s instant attraction to one another was really out of character for both of them since they themselves said that they don’t go after the same person twice. I thought that their relationship was insufferable. Dante felt shoehorned into the story at times because he only really shows up whenever Tella needs help or when the plot randomly brings him back.

I hope that they don’t get back together in the third book, though I find that to be sadly unlikely considering the epilogue.

Everyone besides Tella and Dante are super sidelined in this book because the story can’t handle focusing on more than two characters at a time for some reason; I’d also argue that the story can barely handle focusing on its own plot line with the amount of unnecessary scenes there were - you could cut out a quarter of this story and it’d still essentially be the same.

I thought that the Fates were a fun concept. Jacks is probably the character I’m most interested in; I think that his character is underutilized and that there’s still so much we don’t know about him.

Kill Joy by Holly Jackson

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adventurous mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? N/A
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Caraval by Stephanie Garber

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adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.75

Shadow of the Batgirl by Sarah Kuhn

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adventurous hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

As Good as Dead by Holly Jackson

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adventurous dark emotional reflective tense 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? Yes

4.25

I thought that the ending was really abrupt and I wanted it to be more fleshed out than what we got; however, the entire book was still good.

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The Girl from the Sea by Molly Knox Ostertag

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emotional inspiring sad 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

4.75

How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories by Holly Black

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adventurous lighthearted reflective relaxing 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? Yes

4.5

Letters From Cardan to Jude by Holly Black

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emotional fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? N/A
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

The Queen of Nothing by Holly Black

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adventurous dark emotional tense 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

5.0

So many twists and turns. My heart is heavy and my breath has been taken away. I adore this series so much.

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The Wicked King by Holly Black

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adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Breathtaking.

P.S. I will kill Taryn and Locke with my bare hands if I must.

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