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My Dear Henry: A Jekyll & Hyde Remix by Kalynn Bayron

emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad 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? No

3.75

I really liked this book, and I think the only thing I would consider a downside was how few answers we got about what was actually going on with Henry. It’s kind of just like “Aha! A potion! That explains everything!” when there was so much more that could’ve been expanded upon. Just seemed like a bit of a lost opportunity to add some really cool intrigue is all.

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You'll Be the Death of Me by Karen M. McManus

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4.0

Death Weavers by Brandon Mull

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4.75

Five Survive by Holly Jackson

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dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Oh my GOD Oliver shut the FUCK up

Skin of the Sea by Natasha Bowen

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adventurous emotional inspiring reflective sad 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? It's complicated

4.0

This book had a lot I loved. The characters were real and you could really feel their emotions. The worldbuilding was really cool, and the prose was beautiful but not boggy or too much.

I liked how Simi slips into memories (several of them made me tear up pretty quickly). It’s kind of disorienting, like you almost miss it happening, but I like it. It’s like I’m in Simi’s head.

I think I would’ve rated this higher except that the actual main plot point (Simi trying to find the rings so she can ask the gods for forgiveness) just wasn’t that compelling for me. I know the stakes were high, but it didn’t feel like they were. Idk, maybe it’s just that I’m on a murder mystery kick right now, so I’m just not in the best mood for fantasy?

Either way, I do think this book was well written and beautiful, just not quite for me.

The Fear by Natasha Preston

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3.0

As Good As Dead by Holly Jackson

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5.0

Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi

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adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense fast-paced