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Usual Cruelty: The Complicity of Lawyers in the Criminal Injustice System by Alec Karakatsanis

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informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

Upright Women Wanted by Sarah Gailey

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4.0

One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston

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adventurous emotional funny inspiring mysterious
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

review to come
The Bone Witch by Rin Chupeco

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adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.5

I was so excited to finally read this book and it just let me down. The concept is amazing and so cool but I spent the majority of the book confused and bored. I was so much more interested in the present rather than the story of the past. Also, did anyone else notice how many characters' names started with K? I genuinely have no clue who some of the K characters are...
I wish there had been an in-depth glossary similar to the setup of The Priory of the Orange Tree (this happens to be the book I've most recently been reading with these features but I am not actually comparing the context or authors or these books to clarify, just the glossary/persons of the tale sections)
The Darkest Lie by Gena Showalter

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 18%.
I was trying so hard to read this but it's so annoying trying to read Gideon's words and thoughts.
The Girl from the Sea by Molly Knox Ostertag

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adventurous hopeful lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.5

A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

I enjoyed the book overall but I loved the beginning of the series much more. I think my issue lies mainly with Sarah’s writing. I read the whole first part of the series and then read a bunch of other books and authors so coming back to Sarah’s writing just was a reminder of her over use of “females”, “males”, “mate”, and “—“.
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Zodiac Starforce Volume 2: Cries of the Fire Prince by Paulina Ganucheau, Kevin Panetta

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adventurous funny fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

The Okay Witch by Emma Steinkellner

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adventurous funny inspiring lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

Zodiac Starforce Volume 1: By the Power of Astra by Kevin Panetta

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adventurous lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0