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248 reviews

The Answer Is…: Reflections on My Life by Alex Trebek

funny reflective medium-paced

4.0

A Totally Awkward Love Story by Tom Ellen, Lucy Ivison

3.0

Hopepunk by Preston Norton

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny inspiring reflective sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

Land of the Cranes by Aida Salazar

dark emotional informative reflective sad 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

5.0

Priest by Sierra Simone

fast-paced

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

3.0

Today Tonight Tomorrow by Rachel Lynn Solomon

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted reflective 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

5.0

Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

slow-paced

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

2.0

I am genuinely upset that I didn't like this book. It seems like all of my friends and most of the people I know that have read this book have absolutely adored it, and I just didn't. I LOVED the writing about the marsh and nature and the way Kya felt connected to it - I definitely think that was the best part of the book.

But the plot was just so lackluster for me. Kya was clearly the most interesting character and she had horrible people around her - except for Jumpin' and Mabel. They were easily the best characters besides Kya. Also, the fact that Jodie was brought back, it just felt like he didn't add anything to the story really. I hated Chase, obviously, and I didn't really like Tate all that much either. The ending felt super rushed, especially in comparison to how detailed the beginning was.

I just didn't like this book. I think that if I didn't like the writing about the marsh so much, I'd be giving it a one instead of a two. 

You've Reached Sam by Dustin Thao

emotional sad slow-paced

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

2.0

Falling by T.J. Newman

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

Me Before You by Jojo Moyes

5.0