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50 reviews

The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective 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

Crying 
One of my favourites

A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Did not finish book. Stopped at 0%.

Triggering

Once Upon a Broken Heart by Stephanie Garber
Did not finish book. Stopped at 0%.

Not in mood for now

The Velveteen Rabbit: Or How Toys Become Real by Margery Williams Bianco

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective relaxing sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

crying

Winter Story by Jill Barklem

lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

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

4.0

The Poetry of Lord Byron by Lord Byron

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

The Cruel Prince by Holly Black

adventurous inspiring reflective 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

4.0

Spoiler!!

When Jude killed Valerian..why was it just mentioned once by her to Cardan? Why didn't his gentry family look for him or questioned where he was. Even his friends never noticed. Even cardan didn't until Jude told him

Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross

adventurous emotional 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

5.0

Gallant by V.E. Schwab

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

This could be such a cool video game
Coraline × Secret Garden
Such a nice read, it helped me out of my reading slump
I love also how a mute character is written, and how unapologetically herself despite she was shunned.
The emphasis that family and home is a choice is so darling and touching

The Dollmaker of Krakow by R.M. Romero

emotional informative sad tense fast-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? No

This is such a whimsical, magical, and depressing story

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Racism, Slavery, Torture, Grief, Religious bigotry, Abandonment, Colonisation, and War