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102 reviews

Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.25

Her Majesty's Royal Coven by Juno Dawson

adventurous challenging dark funny sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

THE STORY TELLING IN THIS BOOK WAS ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC!!! I DONT KNOW HOW IM SUPPOSED TI WAIT ANOTHER YEAR FOR THE NEXT BOOK WITH THAT CLIFFHANGER!!!

On a Sunbeam by Tillie Walden

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny inspiring lighthearted reflective 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

We'll Always Have Summer by Jenny Han

adventurous challenging emotional funny lighthearted tense medium-paced

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

3.75

Jesus Feminist: An Invitation to Revisit the Bible's View of Women by Sarah Bessey

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

Pachinko by Min Jin Lee

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense medium-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

5.0

The Box in the Woods by Maureen Johnson

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Summer's Edge by Dana Mele

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

The Other Talk: Reckoning with Our White Privilege by Brendan Kiely

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

4.5

It's Not Summer Without You by Jenny Han

emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.0