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44 reviews

Santa Claus Is Going To Town On Me by M.L. Eliza, Marie Lipscomb

funny lighthearted relaxing fast-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? No

3.25

Pokémon Adventures (Red and Blue), Vol. 1 by Hidenori Kusaka

adventurous challenging funny inspiring lighthearted relaxing 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? No

5.0

It by Stephen King

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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? It's complicated

4.75

a legend! A MASTERPIECE!!

Forever is True by Novoneel Chakraborty

dark mysterious fast-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? It's complicated

3.75

way better than the first book..

Forever Is a Lie by Novoneel Chakraborty

mysterious fast-paced

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

3.0

i don’t really have any thoughts on this book…

Summer of Then: A Novel by Rupleena Bose

emotional hopeful lighthearted relaxing 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? It's complicated

3.75

3.75/5⭐️
umm, i was really excited for this book, but it did not fully live up to the hype. don’t get me wrong, i really liked this book, it’s a really good book for a debut novel, but as a reviewer, i have to be honest. some parts of the book were really good, i was really into them, more interested in the lives’ of the characters, while some parts were more like filler chapters or unnecessary chapters that do nothing but make it longer. rupleena bose’s writing is highly inspired by sally rooney, which is an author i adore. she also has followed her way of writing dialogues without the quotations. in short, it’s a really good debut book. i wish all the best to rupleena for her other books in her journey.

Ghachar Ghochar by Vivek Shanbhag

dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

the ending was literally ghachar ghochar!

Target: Alex Cross: by James Patterson

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.25

wasn’t my type of thriller, couldn’t connect with any of the characters, i’m sorry james😔.

Rage by Richard Bachman

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

i remember reading this back in early high school, but i DNFed it because of how disturbing it was. i still thought the writing was fantastic. read this again in a day and now, i can say that this is one of those king books with no supernatural elements, while mental health is considered a main topic, which he has drawn out really well. i don’t see anything wrong with this book, since it speaks the truth, but the whole world is a lie anyway…

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Rape, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Body shaming and Sexual content

The Housemaid's Wedding by Freida McFadden

emotional lighthearted fast-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? No

3.25

short, sweet and cute. i wish the actual third book didn’t exist and this should’ve been the conclusion.