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Wildfire by Hannah Grace

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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

Aeternum by Jamie Applegate Hunter

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adventurous dark emotional funny 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? No

5.0

The Umbra King by Jamie Applegate Hunter

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adventurous dark emotional 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? No

4.5

An Academy for Liars by Alexis Henderson

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dark emotional mysterious medium-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? Yes

3.75

A Sorceress Comes to Call by T. Kingfisher

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dark emotional mysterious 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? No

4.0

Glow of the Everflame by Penn Cole

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

4.0

My Roommate Is a Vampire by Jenna Levine

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emotional funny lighthearted 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

4.0

Blood Over Bright Haven by M.L. Wang

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 43%.
I just didn't vibe with the MC. Sciona just grated on my nerves and I don't do well with heavy religious themes. I loved Thomil, but I just couldn't go on with Sciona. I have to admit that I went ahead and looked up the ending, and knowing the ending it just wasn't worth it for me.

The themes are quite heavy and I think they are well portrayed, the book itself is well written. I just couldn't get over the MC being a woman of "Science and Logic" and still not questioning her believes, even when presented with sound facts. I assume that she will change her stance at some point in the second half of the book, but that wasn't enough to keep me going. Maybe I am in the wrong headspace for it and will try again at a later date, maybe not.
Crystal Crowned by Elise Kova

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adventurous dark emotional 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? Yes

4.25

Water's Wrath by Elise Kova

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious fast-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