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The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

inspiring lighthearted slow-paced

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

4.5

I remember reading a book where this book was mentioned a lot (I can't remember the book), or maybe this was the mc's favourite book. Anyway, having never read this before, I though, why not. A quick read!

Wranglestone by Darren Charlton

challenging mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.5

A quick read, just what I needed while I'm sick. The romance was so cute. 

Vengeful by V.E. Schwab

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

This book is one that was meh. I didn't feel particularly engaged with it. I thought I would like the series more then I did. 
But Marcella! I love her 😍😍
I also hated the ending. 

Vicious by V.E. Schwab

adventurous dark tense slow-paced

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

4.0

This book sadly didn't live up to my expectations, since I was super excited to read it. It was still a really good read! I love morally gray people, and Victor did live up to that. I know he secretly cared about them, even though he didn't want to admit it. 
I love love love Sydney. She was my favourite character.

Not to mention she can raise the dead??? That's so cool! Probably one of my favourite EO powers in the book. She also goes from a quiet kid to "I hope Victor hurts him." she said cheerfully, "A lot." Like??? She turns into someone who wouldn't hesitate to hurt someone, or be happy that someone is hurt, because they hurt someone else first, and I love that for her <3

Someone I love, someone I hate: Serena. She makes me so mad. It seemed like she had no guilt over her actions (but I mean, tHeY aRen'T hUmAn).

You mean to say you TURNED YOUR BACK ON YOUR SISTER SO THAT SOMEONE COULD KILL HER???? WTF Serena. And then you proceed to try to kill Mitch? Fuck no, not my Mitch.

Mitch's backstory is so sad. He deserves a huge hug, because honestly, he's not a bad guy. He's absolutely precious, and I love him. 
Finally: This. Ending. The best ending I've read in a while. The conclusion came together so perfectly, and everyone I wanted dealt with was dealt with. And oh, did I love Eli's ending. 

What they did to Serena? That scene-mwah. Chef's fucking kiss. Her telling Mitch to kill himself, but there were no bullets in the gun, and then Victor coming out of the shadows and killing her? 💅💅💅 The only thing about that, is something Sydney though after, about how Eli was going to pay for killing her sister, or something, and now I'm worried what's that going to do in the next book. 
Eli's ending, though. Ohhhh, karma. What Victor first did to him, that was fucking awesome. And then when he though he won, killing Victor, but then the police come in, and arrest him while he's blabbing on and on about being a "hero" hahahahahahahaha. I suppose he quickly realized how much he needed Serena then hahahahaha. I loved it. One of the best endings in a book.
And see! This is why Sydney's power is awesome. She could raise Victor up from the dead! They're so Dad/Daughter 🥰

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, and Torture

That Was Then, This is Now by S.E. Hinton

emotional slow-paced

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

4.0

Ouch. SE Hinton did it again. And it doesn't mean that its happy. 
But man, I wish Bryon hadn't done that. 

Cinderella Is Dead by Kalynn Bayron

challenging medium-paced

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

4.5

I LOVE PROTECTIVE CONSTANCE. Love love love loveeeeee. <3333333
While the beginning was really good, the ending was a little bit lacking, in my opinion. I still enjoyed it, though. 

I feel like Amina was on their side, but knew she had to die so that the king would die.

Butcher & Blackbird by Brynne Weaver

funny medium-paced

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

4.5

This book was really good. I really love Rowan (I love golden retriever guys). 
This book would have been a 5 star if Sloane was the dom. Don't get me wrong, I loved their scenes and dynamic, but omg, if Rowan wasn't the dom it would have made the book so much better. 

Bookshops & Bonedust by Travis Baldree

adventurous lighthearted slow-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? Yes

5.0

Dare I say this book is better then the first one...
But this book was amazing. Bookshops? And bakeries? Give me give me. 

The Sunshine Court by Nora Sakavic

dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

5.0

Spin Me Right Round by David Valdes

challenging emotional reflective sad tense slow-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? N/A

3.0

Objectively, this book was great. I enjoyed the writing, the plot. But. (there's always a but, isn't there?)
The most major thing that irked me was

the fact that Luis cheated on Cheng. And even before the kiss, he was thinking about Chez, and was always thinking about their tension. That just rubbed me in the wrong way. And the fact that he was totally fine after, and Cheng was also totally fine after, was just no.

There's also the fact that Luis is out and proud (good for him) except that makes him a little...unsensitive to people who aren't out and proud.

I'm glad he learned his lesson (kind of?) at the end, and how dangerous it could be for someone to be out. And I am glad that he inspired Chez (love him) to accept himself

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I love Nix and Chex <33333

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Violence, Religious bigotry, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Adult/minor relationship