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135 reviews

Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

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challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

The Truth About the Accident by Nicole Trope, Nicole Trope

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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

Beyond predictable. Luckily it was short and easy to read, otherwise I may have not finished it. I really like how this author paces the book, but I just need a more original plot. 
Twenty Years Later by Charlie Donlea

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dark mysterious tense 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

4.5

Loved it. Very unique premise and engaging writing. Didn’t feel like it dragged at all. Fun twists
Dirt Creek by Hayley Scrivenor

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dark mysterious 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? No

3.0

It’s good. The kids’ POVs are definitely the best. Way too much filler for me. I love depth of a character, but a lot of it was unnecessary. The ending after you find out the twist was SO dramatic for no reason. Trying to be very philosophical. It was a pain to get through the last 30 pages. 
Never Lie by Freida McFadden

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

4.0

The Girl Who Survived by Lisa Jackson

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dark emotional mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

The Family Across the Street by Nicole Trope

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

3.25

The Girl With All the Gifts by M.R. Carey

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4.75

The Paleontologist by Luke Dumas

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adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad 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

4.75

Very unique take on a thriller, almost a sort of science fiction. The writing was incredible and made a lot paleontology information easy to digest and fun to learn! One of my best reads of 2023
The Roanoke Girls by Amy Engel

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

3.5