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All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven

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dark emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

wonderful writing, wonderful characters :) 
left kind of a sinking feeling in my chest
as one of the main character dies near the end I really would have liked a passage from their perspective, but not having it seems pretty realistic and leaves the reader with the same questions as the characters ?
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Normal People by Sally Rooney

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emotional lighthearted 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

3.25

its okay, it seems pretty forgettable to me (it really feels like nothing happens). Whilst I found comfort in relatable characters and I didn’t really enjoy the writing.
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The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith

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dark 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? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I really enjoyed this book regardless of how it isnt what I tend to read ! :D
The writing was easy to understand and portrayed Mr.Ridley in a very person and realistic way ? It made it really interesting to read through situations from his perspective
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My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry by Fredrik Backman

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-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

4.0

I really enjoyed this book overall, the characters are extremely loveable and it’s wonderful to see how they change as the book progresses. I feel like this book talked about many more serious topics than I first expected? I finished it in 2 sittings ~3 and a half hours altogether

I think the further I read the more I grew to love the other characters and the more I grew to dislike the main character ?? She gets frustrating and also doesn’t seem to fit her age of 7 (nearly 8) years old  (elsa stop feeding chocolate to the “dog” and referring to your neighbour as “the monster”) 

Also the aimless referencing to “miasma” got really confusing after a while and I felt like I couldn’t really tell what was really happening?? It made it harder to read and made me go “oh huh ??” a bunch of times

Anyways, it was a good experience and whilst I dont regret reading it the ending felt well, not very ended?? Which I dont tend to enjoy greatly, especially since a lot of the characters are kind of left with issues that I wish were explored more
a good example being w/ wolfheart someone please help the poor boy what ?? is he just going to be left with his definetely unhealthy obsessive compulsions whatt

also as relationships are explored in the stories I wish there were more experiences actually between the characters ?? I love alf
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Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender

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emotional hopeful inspiring 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? Yes

4.5

i love the characters dearly and they’re all so diverse
a very enjoyable book for sure, though I would have liked if the ending was drawn out a bit longer
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A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle

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adventurous 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? Yes

4.0

What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions by Randall Munroe

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informative lighthearted reflective medium-paced

3.75

It’s a well-written book I would really recommend to anyone that might understand a bit more about science than I do. The answers aren’t prolonged and are explained simply
I gave up on really reading through all the questions (I finished it in one sitting) but it was enjoyable all the less (i liked the question about having children with yourself and how it was explained in d&d terms)
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