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On the Horizon

Lois Lowry

5.0

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

Beautiful, heart wrenching poetry

Number the Stars

Lois Lowry

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

I had to reread this. Although it is young adult, everyone should read this. Lois Lowry is a gifted story teller.

Son

Lois Lowry

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense 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: Complicated

I truly hate that this series is over! A beautiful story worth reading again and again.

Messenger

Lois Lowry

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense 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: No

Such a beautiful read!

Gathering Blue

Lois Lowry

5.0

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense 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

A pure work of art!!

Tampa

Alissa Nutting

1.0

dark slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I tried to like this. The plot/story didn't bother me. But the FMC droning on and on was literally intolerable.

Perfect Strangers

J.T. Geissinger

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense 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

Talk about being blindsided!!!! This story has it all!

Project Hail Mary

Andy Weir

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Ya'll!!! I do not read Sci-Fi...did I begrudgingly read this for book club? You bet! Was it over my head? Totally! Did I like it?! Damn straight I loved it! Project Hail Mary is the best book I have read in awhile!

Letters to the Purple Satin Killer

Joshua Chaplinsky

3.0

dark emotional informative reflective sad tense 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

Such a curious book. I enjoyed the pace and sequence of the letters.

The Giver

Lois Lowry

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Beautiful! Diversity, love, pain, family, freedom, choices. It's all beautiful!

I had to reread!

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