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23 reviews

A Neon Darkness by Lauren Shippen

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Dustbin Baby by Jacqueline Wilson

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

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

2.0

The Things We Don't See by Savannah Brown

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad 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? Yes

4.0

the writing was so descriptive and so perfectly reflecting emotions, I genuinely felt I was there next to Mona during everything she did, I felt the same things as her as I read. I genuinely think the book is amazing, it's a pretty medium fast build up to the actual main plot and then some but towards the end of the book everything was tense and just breath-holding ykwim? anyways, if you like mysteries, and summers and a good detective who also has a lot of trauma ooh and found family, def recommend this, it was good :)

Fight Like a Girl by Sheena Kamal

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

I couldn't put it down, started it in the afternoon, finished it in the evening, idk it just really caught me, the style of writing just completely got me hooked, it was flowing so smoothly and everything was happening and just being inside of Trish's head the entire time especially towards the end was just so interesting. it genuinely felt like it was a person's thoughts, which in a way it was, I loved most of everything that happened, but it's still bugging me that we didn't get anymore backstory on what the mom was actually planning and like what actually happened, i get that

she hired Ravi to kill Trish's dad but I wish there was more backstory, or explanation yk? like how did she get back into contact w Ravi? or why did Ravi stay? or why did Ravi keep getting sicker, was the mom poisoning him or smtg? also theres no complete closure.. like yk a good wrap up? I didn't get that feeling. like it feels like somtg else needs to happen after the ending.

anyways, other than the closure bit, I genuinely loved this book a lot, Trish is such a good character and

although I wish she had kept fighting I understand why she stopped

I love the realisticness in a way? like yk real life doesn't have reasoning for what's gonna happen next, the

slow deterioration of Trish's like the way you could see her getting worse both mentally and physically? it just was rlly cool

ANYWAYS no more ranting, read the book, it's good 👍🏼👍🏼

The Perfect Crime by Maxim Jakubowski, Vaseem Khan

adventurous dark emotional funny tense

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

2.5

the stories were all different although in my opinion some were better than others, some weren't criminal at all, some were really good, I liked guessing who might've done what, there were a few that I didn't totally get and j didn't like the ending but otherwise most of the stories were pretty good. 

Shakedown by Gerald Petievich

challenging funny tense fast-paced

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

3.0

honestly, I randomly picked it up, the plot was good, not the best book I've read but yk, I can appreciate a good writing ability, it was so like well written that I could j keep reading it without feeling bored, like I was playing it like a movie in my head. it was def a generic cop book with the twists and I did like the ending and everything, I feel like everything was deserved and it closed up well, everything connected, so yes. 3/5 👍🏽

The Promise by Danielle Steel

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted sad 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

4.25

I binged it in a day, i couldn't help it lmao idk why but the story rlly captured me, I mean the plot was great too I could imagine it happening in front of me as the book went on and I love how respectful all the men in this book are. like irl men could never 💀 the way everyone understands nancy's situation and is their for her and Peter is such a gentleman. im still unsure on the mother thought bcz

ofc she should not have done what she did right, but I think she did regret it and I feel like it's possible to forgive her but at the same time the stubborn part of me doesn't want to bcz  she did do push them apart after all

anyways, it was def a good book and although the ending felt a bit rushed, I still liked it.

The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective tense fast-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? Yes

4.0

it's percy jackson what else can one even say 

Something Wilder by Christina Lauren

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

romance with PLOT. loved it. it was rlly good I mean I love when there's adventure and twists and there were twists. 

Circus of Wonders by Elizabeth Macneal

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.0