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Something Wild & Wonderful by Anita Kelly

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emotional hopeful
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

surprisingly slapped! the pacing was all over the place in a way that actually worked for me really well. the characters were complex and lovable, flaws and all!

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The Male Gazed by Manuel Betancourt

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emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

3.5


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Best Men by Sidney Karger

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

2.75

it was fiiiiiine. 

I didn’t particularly love any of the characters. and the love interests didn’t have ANYYYY chemistry. 

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Young Mungo by Douglas Stuart

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 10%.
The location, character based story, and general bleakness didn't work for me, as nice as the writing was.
Other Boys by Damian Alexander

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emotional reflective sad fast-paced

3.5

quick graphic memoir, loved the flashbacks. 

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Heartbreak Boys by Simon James Green

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emotional funny reflective 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? Yes

3.25

meh! I thought I would have liked this more. the main characters made some choices that made me very annoyed. 

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Viewfinder by Christine Chung, Salwa Majoka

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adventurous mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Stunningly haunting! Have never read a graphic novel with no words so that was interesting. 
The Walk by Richard Paul Evans

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

4.25

Better than I remember! Great start to the journey.

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The Mountain in the Sea by Ray Nayler

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challenging dark slow-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

1.75

Idk how they made a book about hyper intelligent octopi boring yet here we are

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