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A Safe Girl To Love

Casey Plett

4.0

reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Loveable characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

I like that there were details in many of the stories that seemed to reference characters in the other stories.

Messy and loveable characters.

Melting Stones

Tamora Pierce

3.75

adventurous fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

I liked the volcano storyline, and the characters generally. I disliked some of the descriptive choices, especially the seemingly negative way the MC compares her features to other characters near the beginning of the book.

Those Beyond the Wall

Micaiah Johnson

5.0

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Into the Bright Open: A Secret Garden Remix

Cherie Dimaline

4.5

tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

I’ve never read (or watched) The Secret Garden so I dunno how this compares. But! I found this one interesting and engaging. The last part really had me stressed! But I did like the ending.

Anne of Greenville

Mariko Tamaki

5.0

funny hopeful lighthearted tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Loved!

The Will of the Empress

Tamora Pierce

4.0

adventurous medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

There were a few lines I really didn’t like and thought were quite unnecessary. But the rest was great.

Blackwater

Jeannette Arroyo, Ren Graham

3.75

mysterious medium-paced

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I did not really understand the choice to swap between art styles and personally preferred one of them. Plus it felt like there were some loose ends /bits that needed more explanation.