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bmacc

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

J.K. Rowling

4.5

Catching Fire

Suzanne Collins

4.0

adventurous dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The Book of Speculation

Erika Swyler

3.25

slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This may have been a hype thing for me. This book had a hold list for MONTHS and person after person just kept saying how amazing it was. That you HAVE to read it. So I did. And it was... fine.

It's fine. It's not a bad book. It has some amazing nature descriptions. I just really didn't think it was months of hype worthy, personally.

When You Wish Upon a Star

Elizabeth Lim

3.75

dark emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea

Axie Oh

4.5

adventurous hopeful reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Small Favors

Erin A. Craig

3.0

dark tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

It's an odd few months for me of things with almost the exact same story. I watched M. Night Shamalyans The Village- read an adult book that was almost exactly the same basic plot- and now this was the YA version for like 3/4 of the book. It's the only one that had an actual supernatural element to it... But it was a lot of the same. All I have really learned is that small, secluded village choosing to be away from the world at large is not my jam. It was fine. Really it was. But with three almost identical premises, this one was really just fine in comparison. I have others on my list from this author and would still give them a try.