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Robin Hood: A Play in Five Acts by Alfred Noyes

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emotional fast-paced

3.25

somehow, in trimming away much of the frills of the 1911 version, this edition loses a lot of charm. and there's no longer the link with a midsummer night's dream which i thought was quite fun
Sherwood; by Alfred Noyes

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emotional lighthearted fast-paced

3.75

noyes has a way with words but...man. bit odd to rip things direct from henry iv given the time period this is set in. also extremely heavy on the fairies for some reason?
The Bellwoods Game by Celia Krampien

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adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense 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

4.75

reads very similarly to kate milford's the boneshaker except with a lot more illustrations (and talk of fungus growing on someone as well as spiders, so be aware of that if those aren't things you love)
Wicked Nix by Lena Coakley

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emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

Universal Monsters: Dracula by James Tynion IV

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dark tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

3.25

two thoughts:

1. why is mina seward's daughter? distinctly weird choice
2. seward & renfield pietà at the end is everything to me
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

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emotional funny inspiring reflective sad 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? Yes

4.75

okay. okay. jesus. this book made me need to eat my own teeth or something. felt like being back in high school but this time it didn't suck as badly
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Tricks by Ellen Hopkins

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dark emotional sad 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

2.75

not sure teen sensation novels, no matter how well-written they may be, are exactly my jam...especially not ones where the author is so dead-set on slamming sex work as a profession while writing so much about adults perving on kids in ways bordering on concerningly erotic
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Day of the Arrow by Philip Loraine

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of North America by Matt Kracht

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funny lighthearted fast-paced

4.0

mean to pigeons!!! but now i'm in tears from giggling so much so who really wins here
The Heirs of Locksley by Carrie Vaughn

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

3.75

tantalizing conspiracy plot aside, this fell short for me like the first of the duology did :( the stakes never felt high enough due to the absolute ease and convenience with which problems were solved though i did enjoy the young king very much. if anything bad happened to him i would've been furious