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85 reviews

How to Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell

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

3.75

A nice silly little read when I’ve been struggling to stay focus on any of my other current reads! Something I would have loved as a child, and the writing is great for children. Hopefully will get me out of the slump I’ve been having!
A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing 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? Yes

5.0

The Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman

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

4.5

Sula by Toni Morrison

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

4.0

My favorite quotes:

“The presence of evil was something to be first recognized, then dealt with, survived, outwitted, triumphed over.”

“Like any artist with no art form, she became dangerous.”

“Because each had discovered years before that they were neither white nor male, and that all freedom and triumph was forbidden to them, they had set about creating something else to be.”

A devastating deep dive on the human condition.
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Junie B. Jones and the Stupid Smelly Bus by Barbara Park

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4.0

Ramona Quimby, Age 8 by Beverly Cleary

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5.0

Beezus and Ramona by Beverly Cleary

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5.0

Clementine by Sara Pennypacker

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5.0

Something More by Jackie Khalilieh

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emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective sad tense 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

4.0

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Dear Wendy by Ann Zhao

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emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective 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

3.0

A wholesome love story about friendship embracing romance tropes via a platonic relationship amongst two aroace young adults. I found it too slow paced, repetitive and forced in the writing and plot development to rate it any higher than this but I do think the author hit the marks they intended to. I try to always read children’s, MG and YA novels with a grain a salt because I am not the intended audience but I do still feel like the story could’ve been shorter. I kept thinking it was about to end (or praying for it to, lol) and then it wouldn’t. It was very hard to not DNF but definitely glad I stuck it through! Adorable and heartwarming overall.