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36 reviews

The Golden Orchard by Flora Ahn

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective sad 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

4.0

A cute little time-travel and coming-of-age story through Korean dishes. It's a little bit muddy regarding the time-traveling and I was losing all of the story threads by the end. However, it's still a decent read.
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Once More Upon a Time by Roshani Chokshi

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

It's a little rough around the edges fairytale that I enjoyed. It's a cute little novella to listen to in between things. However, it's a bit spicier and has more romance than expected for a fairytale.
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Escoffier: The Complete Guide to the Art of Modern Cookery by Escoffier

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informative inspiring lighthearted relaxing slow-paced

3.5

It's very informative but prolonged. It took me a couple of days to fully finish listening to it.
The Tea Shoppe by Josie Adams

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lighthearted reflective relaxing slow-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? No

3.0

It's a calming, relaxing bedtime story. However, there isn't a main plot, so it took me a few days to listen to it.
Ima Koi: Now I'm in Love, Vol. 1 by Ayuko Hatta

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adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

This is such a cute little romance! It makes me feel all warm and fuzzy on the inside. It reminds me of myself and my relationship struggles, but I can substitute my struggles with reading this cute manga.
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Eve by Anna Carey

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

3.25

When I started reading this as a child on my Nook, I couldn't finish it and banished it to my DNF list because I just couldn't continue reading as it felt a bit cringy at the time. When I picked up the audiobook, I thought I'd give it another try. I still struggled to finish the audiobook. It still felt as cringy as I thought it was when I initially read this on my Nook.
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Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson

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adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

The movie version of this book came out when I was in my childhood to teen years and it's one of my favorites. I didn't pick up this book until I was well into my adulthood as an audiobook and I don't regret it. It's still just as deeply tragic while still a very nice story to read. I'm glad that I did end up listening to the audiobook because it's still a good read.
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A Condition Called Love, Volume 1 by Megumi Morino

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adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

It's a very cute story! I really connected with the FMC over being plain looking and struggling with relationships! I really enjoyed reading this volume enough to continue reading the series.
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Mango-Shaped Space by Wendy Mass

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emotional hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

It's still as good as I remembered it! It was a good book when I read it as a child and it still holds up for me today. Still love this book.
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Tell Me Lies by J.P. Pomare

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challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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? Yes

3.25

The beginning hooked me in to listening to the rest of the story. However, once we got past the beginning of the story, it kind of became meh and eye-rolling for me.
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