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Where Sleeping Girls Lie by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

challenging emotional hopeful mysterious 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

so this is basically reflect of reality imo. rich kids getting away with dealing consequences of their criminal and evil actions just because a foundation benefits from their parents money. this is sick but i truly wished this book wouldve been less realistic. i wanted these boys to suffer from their actions, they were just given probation and .... transferred into homeschooling. i also wish francis hadnt been the one who killed jude. it was unnecessary, i wouldve truly wanted it to be one of the girls or some shit esp sade. AND why the fuck did april with the faith of taking the blame? for the sake of love? theyre 17, they barely knwo themselves yet but they rather take blame of a serious crime...jesus. it wouldve added more if elizabeth was actually killed by jude. also what if jamila didnt exist and sade was jamila, changed her name and all that or pretended to be jamila! that wouldve been entertaining for sure, they were twins after all. i dont know, i guess i was waiting for a more sinister turn of events so much that i forgot this is a...YA book.  i did enjoy it but obviously i think this wouldve better with some changes. this certainly wasnt an awful book but i rather indulge in more.. different kind of books

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

challenging dark emotional inspiring tense fast-paced

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

this was so different from the books, im not sure if i enjoyed this and i know for sure that i did not like this version of katniss. i dont know, we were too much in her head and it was too much (understandable), i wish this was in multiple povs but at the same time, too much is too much. maybe ill read the rest of the franchise, not quite sure. 

i wish the movie contained some things that was here. the avox, the fact that the animals that ate cato were basically the other tributes (fucking disgusting ngl). the book showed the capitol in much (more) raw light and i think the movies needed that ngl

Natural Beauty by Ling Ling Huang

challenging dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

jesus christ, this is literally natural cosmetic gone wrong..cannibalism? inseminating women with what? im sorry how the fuck did this go on for so long...😭😭

Akvarelleja Engelin kaupungista by Jukka Viikilä

relaxing sad fast-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

a sad architect loses his wife and his only daughter. funny how his sons are not even mentioned.

Rich People Problems by Kevin Kwan

adventurous funny lighthearted 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

jesus this just went on and on again; why did astrid suffer from every single fucking corner in this book? was it necessary? NOT AT ALL!! and the fucking audacity for her parents to borderline removing her from the family because of something that really wasn't in her hands. JESUS THIS BOOK WAS A MESS!!! this third book was not necessary at all, honestly he shouldve stopped on the second book and let the audience fill in the gaps. and the misogyny is these books is crazy?? why do women get punished for their sexuality? kitty veing shamed for having big boobs, michael and isabel's revenge porn on charlie and astrid (guess who got the most heat!!)...like jesus fucking christ.. this is why i dont read books from men but idk since we were not getting the fucking movies, i thought...why not. #wasteofmytime #areufr

Ripe by Sarah Rose Etter

challenging dark emotional funny tense fast-paced

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

this is my personal idea of hell. ❤️

If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio

challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

my entire review was accidentally wiped. ANYWHO, first time i liked this book; second time i dislike this book. the worst thing was them chatting casually and suddenly fucking quoting a play. LIKE guys people do not actually conversate like this. plus as people who were friends why the fuck yall were so secretive about everything. 😭😭 this might be the original incest friendgroup (alexander and filippa aside)

plus oliver just needs to grow a spine...confessing a crime because of love? CRAZY. and now they dont even get to be together cus james fucking killed himself out of guilt...put oliver in jail again please

China Rich Girlfriend by Kevin Kwan

emotional funny 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? It's complicated

ohmygod...this was a fucking rollercoaster. the whole kitty pong thing (the best plotline ever made), rachel's lost dad being insanely rich (this wasnt really necessary imo...but it did bring new interesting characters)!!!!!!!!!!! i really loved kitty 'katherine' pong plotline, she wanted to be this fascinating, rich lady, philantrophist ect ect and she had always gotten it momentarily before it was broken apart in her hands but she always managed to rebuild it and then she just kidnapped her own fucking daughter. which was necessary, a 3 year old doesnt need to be locked in some home masqued as a mental facility so she can be a smart girl! and kitty buying the house michael wanted and didnt get? yes SLAY and fuck michael teo. 

ASTRID?? my god, she had zero backbone through this book. only in the end i was happy how she just took cassian and left whixh should have happened long time ago..maybe when michael locked cassian in a dark closet? or when he faked an affair...cause he couldnt dare to ask for a divorce front?? well, all somewhat well, she left that nigga. i just can sense how he will become broke in the third book. besides being backboneless, i love her. she's an icon, she's the moment, SHE IS A LEGEND (of mismatching high-end clothes with a Zara dress..LOL)

rachel deserves so much, she is way too patient and nice to people who really take score on her and then they turn their back on her. collette (or colette..sais pas) was crazy for outbursting on rachel, no wonder why carlton (rachels brother) refused to acknowledge her even though he was madly in love with her.

anyways...this book was GOOD, cant wait for the third book. wonder if rachel will be the center again.

Woman, Eating by Claire Kohda

dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

she shouldve ate ben!!! such an asshole

Zero Sum: Stories by Joyce Carol Oates

only understood one story out of all!