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355 reviews

You're Not Supposed to Die Tonight by Kalynn Bayron

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

First time reading a horror book, and I actually liked it.
Kalynn Bayron is a genius.

I honestly wasn’t a huge fan of everybody dying so quickly, but I understand that’s a main component of horror. I loved the mystery element of the book, and I never really expected Kyle to betray them, or bezi to sacrifice him for charity (and the ending makes me feel like there’s a possibility for a sequel?). The owl society was pretty interesting, however i don’t really get their Point, or the point of them. I liked the mr lamont element which I predicted, but did not expect rob, and I really felt bad for charity. Overall I really liked this book.

Charlotte Illes Is Not a Detective by Katie Siegel

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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

4.25

This book became really interesting fast. I really liked all the characters and their friendships. I also really enjoyed how the friendship didn’t turn into romance, and the plot of the book was focused on the mystery, and charlottes development. Overall I really enjoyed this book, and if you like mysteries you should read this.

I liked how Charlotte didn’t have her life completely figured out, but was on the right track, it felt realistic. I never suspected Arielle to be the bad guy until after they questioned Jaya, and the reason why she did it was believable. I didn’t completely understood why her friends would create a fake mystery, but it was still really interesting .

Lore Olympus: Volume Four by Rachel Smythe

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5.0

Girls Like Girls by Hayley Kiyoko

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emotional inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

I really enjoyed reading this book, however i had some problems.

I really liked how coley’s pov was shown through first POV, but Sonya’s was shown through social media “messages”. This really helped show the duality of her character, how she acts with her friends, and then how she acts in private, and the stuff she can’t even admit to her closest friends. I personally felt the ending was a bit rushed, and that coley was very quick to forgive Sonya, however I also understand. I would’ve liked the romance to be a bit more dragged out, rather than just the heartbreak, but I still really enjoyed this book. I felt like a lot of things were brought up, but there wasn’t enough closure to the story. Like what about Alex, what’s going on with him? Or how is Sonya going to deal with everything in her family. I would’ve preferred this book to be a bit longer, and have gotten more closure on their storylines. Overall though I really enjoyed reading this book, and was happy when everything (kind of) worked out in the end.

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