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Crave by Tracy Wolff

adventurous dark emotional inspiring lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

Slightly juvenile but an enjoyable story now the less 

Tithe by Holly Black

adventurous mysterious slow-paced

• Loveable characters? No

2.0

The story had such potential but the writing seemed so bad that it completely let the whole book down. There was no flow to the story, I constantly felt like bits of the book were missing, sentences did sometimes appear to be missing words. I really wanted to like this but it was a disappointment in the end. A weird conflict between wanting to abandon the story because of how bad it flowed, and also wanting to finish the book to find out the ending. I hope her newer works improve as there is so much potential 

Binding 13 by Chloe Walsh

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Never in my life have I been cross to finish a book, until now! This book gripped me in ways I have never been before! I was hooked from the very first page to the very last. On that last page I slammed the book down in rage, simply because I had finished it and I didn't want it to be over! I am so emotionally tied up in these fictional characters and their lives! I was laughing out loud in the last few pages, something I very rarely do with books! 
The writing was spectacular, the character development phenomenal, the story sensational! Like, I honestly do not have enough praise for this book! Now please hurry up Mr delivery man and bring me the next one so I can get back to Johnny and Shannon 'like the river'. This story will stay with me, forever in my heart and always ♥️♥️♥️

Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

4.75

All That's Left in the World by Erik J. Brown

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

A fun and fast read. Nothing too spectacular but then it is YA so I went into it with this mindset! Fast paced form start to finish but I don't think I'll feel inclined to reread it. 

Nevernight by Jay Kristoff

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

Absolutely amazing read! The first 70 pages were tough as it is a different writing style to what I'm used to, the notes were hard to get used to and I struggled to understand the time jumps to begin with. Once we hit 100 pages in I was hooked and couldn't put the book down. 

Godsgrave by Jay Kristoff

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

Absolutely brilliant second book in this trilogy; and with a massive twist or two at the end! I can't wait to read the final book as it's been set up to open with a bang! 

Keeping 13 by Chloe Walsh

emotional funny inspiring reflective sad 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? It's complicated

4.5

4.5 stars! 
I'm so happy that this book started right where the first book ended. Whilst I didn't feel it was quite as good as the first it didn't get marked down by much. I loved the journey that Johnny and Shannon went on and absolutely adore John and Edel. It was heart wrenching and heart warming, sometimes all at the same time. I look forward to delving into joey and Aoife's story