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297 reviews

Legendborn by Tracy Deonn

adventurous challenging emotional 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? No

4.75

I love this but it's always so hard to get into. The font is really small and there are just too many names introduced at once. Once I'm a quarter of the way through I love it though.

The Bone Season by Samantha Shannon

adventurous dark emotional medium-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

4.0

I really liked this book! Hope my library gets the rest of the series at some point

The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

adventurous sad tense slow-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

3.0

So slow and dull with too many perspectives for me. Especially because the audiobook book only has one narrator for all the perspectives and I got confusing. It is well written and I can see why it got awards but it is so dull

A Blade So Black by L.L. McKinney

adventurous dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

It was good and kept me entertained at work but it just wasn't really my thing. Might reread at some point to see if I find it better

Lies We Sing to the Sea by Sarah Underwood

dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

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

4.0

Why are Greek myth books so sad?? 

A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab

adventurous emotional mysterious tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

Absolutely loved this book! Wish I'd read it sooner

Love & Other Natural Disasters by Misa Sugiura

emotional reflective sad tense 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? Yes

3.0

The main character was really annoying 

My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite

adventurous dark emotional fast-paced

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

3.0

It's good and has a unique story just it doesn't stand out as a book to me

With You Forever by Chloe Liese

adventurous emotional lighthearted 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

4.0

I really love books with disability rep! 

Witchery by S. Isabelle

adventurous medium-paced

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

3.0

Maybe I would've enjoyed it more as a physical book but the audiobook made it so hard to understand what was happening because there was only one narrator for all the different perspectives. It was really confusing.