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I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

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funny hopeful sad

4.5

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The Wonder by Emma Donoghue

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3.75

How to Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell

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funny lighthearted fast-paced

4.0

Really nice to revisit this book from my childhood. Incredibly charming and witty, and sorry to the movie stans but the books will always outdo the films imo. will definitely continue rereading the other books :)

Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Jesus mary and joseph. Totally got me in the final couple chapters + epilogue.

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The Secret History by Donna Tartt

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dark sad slow-paced

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

4.5

Damn damn damn. Loved Tartt's writing style - her prose is both swift and beautiful. A book about the most wretched and unserious people I've ever read; I really enjoyed it.

Lost me a little in the final quarter; still dont know how much I really believed in Camilla and Henry as a couple, and everything surrounding their relationship felt quite flat compared to the other dynamics. Maybe that's intentional as a result of Richard as narrator. Won me back with the epilogue though - beautiful final few lines.

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