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475 reviews

Lore Olympus: Volume One by Rachel Smythe

adventurous emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment

Moderate: Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Stalking, Gaslighting

Reaper of Souls by Rena Barron
Did not finish book. Stopped at 33%.

Just not the right time to read this book 

Reputation by Lex Croucher
Did not finish book. Stopped at 51%.

Got about halfway and found I just didn't rush to pick it up
It's  been months since I last read it

The Lives of Saints by Leigh Bardugo

relaxing medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence

Moderate: Misogyny, Sexism, Religious bigotry, War

Minor: Violence, Xenophobia, Trafficking, Cannibalism, War

Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

0.0

Ten Thousand Stitches by Olivia Atwater

funny hopeful lighthearted

5.0

The Vanishing Girl by Josephine Ruby

adventurous funny hopeful mysterious 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

4.75

A Gift for a Ghost by Borja González

4.25

Small Ghost by Trista Mateer, Lauren Zaknoun

5.0

Fear Street The Beginning: The New Girl; The Surprise Party; The Overnight; Missing by R.L. Stine

slow-paced

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

0.25

I found these four stories all really anticlimactic and a bit dull. They all started out very interesting but I often found that by the end of each story I was bored and just didn't really care.
But I was expecting them to have more paranormal elements to them.  Mainly because I watched the Fear Street films first and I thought that they would be more like them.
I think it didn't help that there were typos throughout either. They felt dated. And the writing style was very heavy handed in telling you what was happening and failed to show what was happening 70-80% of the time. Or at least that's what it felt like to me. 
I just don't think these four stories were well written at all.