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A Haunted Girl by Ethan Sacks, Naomi Sacks

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dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

While it is hard to read about mental illness I think this comic did it well.

Though there maybe one or two poor choice in turn of phrase.

The art was amazing and I felt that it helped depict mental illness. 

As someone with depression, anxiety and C-PTSD, I definitely felt there was a lot of thought into it.

There were plot twists that I wanted more fleshed out.
Ancient History by Liriel McMahon

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adventurous dark hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious sad medium-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? No

4.5

Rules For Ghosting by Shelly Jay Shore

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

2.5

A Torch Against the Night by Sabaa Tahir

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adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

The Secret Loves of Geek Girls by Marjorie Liu, Hope Nicholson, Margaret Atwood

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 22%.
Had to return to library 
The Keeper of the Key by Nicole Willson

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dark tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.0

Watership Down: Gift Picture Storybook by Macmillan Children's Books, Frank Cottrell Boyce

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dark sad tense

4.0

Long Live the Pumpkin Queen by Shea Ernshaw

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

3.0

Unfortunately I was fairly disappointed with this book.
Sally went on so much about Jack that my head hurt.
The fact the only way she could see herself was through the lens of two men was so F-ing frustrating. 

And there were a lot of things that didn't make sense.

I think I will continue to see this book as separate from the movie.

It was definitely not a feminist tale and I don't see this Sally as "my" Sally.
Lee Miller: Photographs by Antony Penrose

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dark informative sad medium-paced

3.0

The Vanishing of Aveline Jones by Phil Hickes

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adventurous dark funny hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

4.0