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bibliothecary_tyler

The House in the Cerulean Sea

TJ Klune

3.5

hopeful inspiring slow-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

Premise: 4

Character Complexity: 4

Character Development: 4

Character Diversity: 5

Atmosphere: 3

Writing: 3

Plot: 3

Intrigue: 3.5

Logic: 3

Enjoyment: 4

Rating: 3.65

The Season of Styx Malone

Kekla Magoon

2.5

lighthearted slow-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

Premise: 2

Character Complexity: 3

Character Development: 2

Character Diversity: 3

Atmosphere: 2

Writing: 3

Plot: 2

Intrigue: 2

Logic: 2

Enjoyment: 2

Rating: 2.3

Lost at School: Why Our Kids with Behavioral Challenges are Falling Through the Cracks and How We Can Help Them

Ross W. Greene

4.0

informative reflective fast-paced

The Vaster Wilds

Lauren Groff

3.5

adventurous challenging dark tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Premise: 4

Character Complexity: 4

Character Development: 4

Character Diversity: 2

Atmosphere: 3

Writing: 5

Plot: 2

Intrigue: 4

Logic: 4

Enjoyment: 4?

Rating: 3.6

Such a conflicting book for me. I’m not a fan of wilderness survival stories - I usually find them so tedious and plodding - but I was told this one was different. It was … in a way.

Having just finished this book, I’m still processing. What I can say is that the writing in this book, especially at the ending, was phenomenal. Throughout the book I was highlighting passages that were just … so good that I had to reread them several times to make sure I absorbed it all.