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Funny Story by Emily Henry

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funny 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? Yes

3.75

Well written and fun story, I was engaged the whole time but I find the predictably of a romcom tedious. I truly did enjoy this for what it was so if this is your kind of book you will love it
The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan

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adventurous funny inspiring reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

The Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan

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adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

I think this book has to be my favorite of the series (so far) I just love a maze! The characters quite literally experience all kinds of twists and turns. The buildup to the impending war is turned up several notches and we get to see a lot of new monsters and everyone skills have evolved and their characters have more depth. It’s just so fun
This Is How It Always Is by Laurie Frankel

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 46%.
It’s just going to be sad. Too real and I read to escape the real world so I just couldn’t finish this one
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The Titan's Curse by Rick Riordan

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

5.0

The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan

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

4.75

The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan

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

5.0

Maybe it’s nostalgia but this book is every bit as wonderful as I remember from childhood. There is so much going on and each chapter drives these characters on a new adventure. 
Secrets and Curses of Exile by Shay Taylor

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adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.75

I read this in only a few days as I was hooked on every line. The secrets and the relationships leave you guessing at every moment. This is a dark romance but it’s packed full of exciting magic and action as the main character battles several life and death trials. It’s well paced and the characters all have good depth. There are more than a few well written spicy scenes that give you just enough without drawing away focus from the story. It’s not exactly a cliffhanger ending but this will live rent free till I can get my hands on the second book…once she even writes it. 
Girl: Repurposed by Meaghan Curley

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

2.25

All I can say is I had a good laugh… not because the author was successful at being funny. As someone who swears, and probably too much, these characters swear and it just feels so forced. I think it’s probably hard to pull off a successful retelling of a story we know so well and still find a way to make it your own, and that’s why it gets a few stars. It was a story I’d never heard and never considered, mostly due to the liberties with Greek mythology, but once I got past that it started to read more like a fanfic. Zeus is this spoiled trust fund frat boy, the grandma is shrouded in mystery but mostly just swears and watches tv, our main character throws up a lot, Hades can’t be bothered, and Hera acts a jealous b*tch. I won’t say don’t read it because it’s really not that bad but I wouldn’t recommend it. 
Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse

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adventurous dark medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This book is very good and definitely had me hooked enough to not want to put it down. It has all the things I love in a story granted I was unsatisfied with the ending of this book I am overall excited to see how the series will end since it seems to all be culminating for a grand finale. I enjoyed how the author constructed the story slowly winding tighter the storylines and characters. I love being kept on my toes and wondering what will come next.