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124 reviews

Indestructible Object by Mary McCoy

lighthearted reflective 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

3.75

The Sun and the Star by Rick Riordan, Mark Oshiro

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious 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

4.0

The Chalice of the Gods by Rick Riordan

funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

Babel by R.F. Kuang

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad 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

The King's Men by Nora Sakavic

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad 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

4.5

Sheets by Brenna Thummler

hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective

• 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

Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me by Mariko Tamaki

emotional inspiring reflective 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

Solitaire by Alice Oseman

emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-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

3.5

You're Not Supposed to Die Tonight by Kalynn Bayron

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5

I love slasher movies, so I was super excited to read this book. It definitely had a lot of the tropes I am used to from the genre and that I enjoy. It was when it started deviating from what I'm used to in the classical slashers that I was the least interested in the plot.

There were many twists, some that I saw coming and others that surprised me. The final one was the one I least expected. The hints were there and I did notice them, but I stupidly thought they were just red herrings. 

The main cast of characters, especially Charity and Bezi, were likeable and they were easy to care for. I was anxious to see how they would survive the night and hoped that all of them would do so.

Overall, I thought the beginning half of the book was more enjoyable, but the last chapter, in particular, was the absolute best part.

If you like slashers, I'd say you should give this book a chance!

If You Could See the Sun by Ann Liang

lighthearted reflective relaxing 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

3.75

I liked this book quite a lot! It had an interesting plot and a main character I could sympathize with (although she sometimes felt a bit judgemental towards her classmates).

I didn't feel all that attached to the love interest and therefore felt nothing in particular towards their relationship. I did not actively dislike them but wish we could've gotten to know him a bit more. He was a nice guy, though, and I felt bad for how oblivious Alice was to his opinion of her.

I also wish we would've gotten to see more of the 'ghost' tasks. I was quite sad that there were only two or three tasks that we got to see throughout the book, as that plot point was the very thing that made me want to read the book in the first place.

The ending was the best part of the book; everything was tied together satisfactorily, with some commentary on how people are treated differently based on finical status and class.