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kater07

challenging emotional hopeful mysterious sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective 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: No

This is BEAUTIFUL! In true Jason Reynolds style, the reader is along for a beautiful and gently humorous ride of tender honesty. What a beautiful journey and a beautiful message for all of us. Be good to each other, and “Take care of each other on every return visit.”
adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious 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
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: No

This was poorly written. There’s so much editing that needs to be done, and things come together poorly in the end. I was bored with the plot. I expected thorough dark sex for a 600 page book, and the sex was boring and not well planned. 

A Song Below Water

Bethany C. Morrow

DID NOT FINISH: 23%

I wanted to love it. I put it down twice and went back to it, but 65 pages in, I know almost nothing about what’s going on. It is just too vague. 
adventurous challenging dark emotional funny 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: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

My Brilliant Friend

Elena Ferrante

DID NOT FINISH: 21%

Couldn’t find a way to care about the characters and was so bored by the story. 
adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No